title: Right coronary artery hepatic vein fistula: a case report.
abstract: There is a slight predominance for coronary artery fistulas that involve the right coronary artery, while multiple fistulas have also been reported. The usual site of termination is one or more of the low-pressure structures in the heart or the great vessels such as the right or left atria, right ventricle, coronary sinus, pulmonary artery, or superior vena cava. However, a coronary fistula that drains into a hepatic vein has not been reported in the literature. Therefore, this is the first case report indicating a right coronary artery fistula that drains into the middle hepatic vein.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. sevket5@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sevket
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorgulu
authors.forename: Zekeriya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nurkalem
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eren
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology