title: Surgical treatment of coronary artery aneurysm with coronary artery fistula.
abstract: Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an uncommon disease with an incidence of 1%-5% in evaluated patients. Atherosclerosis is its most common etiology in adults, occurring in 50% of cases. Also, CAA is associated with predisposing factors such as Kawasaki disease, stent-angioplasty, and notably, coronary artery fistula. Most CAAs are asymptomatic but occasionally lead to life-threatening conditions, such as rupture, infection, and myocardial ischemia. Thus caution is urged for cardiac surgeons. We here report on seven surgical cases of CAA with coronary artery fistula in our institute, focusing on their surgical treatment.
authors: Department of Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors: Hironori
authors: H
authors: Inoue
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Ueno
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Kazuhisa
authors: K
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Koji
authors: K
authors: Tao
authors: Ryuzo
authors: R
authors: Sakata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*