Traumatic left anterior descending artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula with delayed pericardial tamponade.
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.
Jeganathan
Reubendra
R
Division of Cardiac, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Irwin
Gareth
G
Johnston
Paul W
PW
Jones
J Mark
JM
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*