title: Left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a patient with mitral regurgitation after excision of a left atrial myxoma.
abstract: Acquired coronary artery to left atrial fistulas are rare and previously only described in mitral stenosis associated with left atrial thrombus or coronary arteriosclerosis. We present the case of a patient who developed a left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula associated with mitral regurgitation 12 years after excision of a left atrial myxoma. This was successfully ligated at the time of mitral valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiothoracic Centre-Liverpool NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Osula
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rashid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*