Coronary artery to the left atrial fistula after resection of atrial appendages.
We report the case of a fistula formation between the left circumflex coronary artery draining into the left atrium as a complication of radiofrequency cardio-ablation and resection of the atrial appendages. This complication was diagnosed with the use of transesophageal echocardiography and was subsequently confirmed on coronary angiography.
Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, Australia.
Phong
P
Nguyen-Do
Paul
P
Bannon
Dominic Y
DY
Leung
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery