title: Traumatic left anterior descending artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula with delayed pericardial tamponade.
abstract: Traumatic coronary artery fistulas are rare, but 80% are secondary to penetrating injuries. Although the left coronary artery is involved in 46% of cases, these are usually associated with fistulas to the right ventricle. We describe a successful repair of a traumatic fistula from the proximal left anterior descending artery to the pulmonary artery after delayed presentation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Reubendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeganathan
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*