title: Coronary sinus to left atrial communication.
abstract: Congenital coronary sinus anomalies are rare in clinical practice, partly due to the lack of symptoms. We present a case of coronary sinus anomaly causing a right-to-left intracardiac shunt in a 46 years/old African American female with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy who presented with hypoxia. In the months prior to her presentation, she had suffered an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular involvement, as well as resulting severe tricuspid regurgitation. In conclusion, further investigations revealed a communication between the coronary sinus (CS) and left atrium (LA).
authors.affiliation: Ohio Heart and Vascular Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA.
authors.forename: Vandhana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scheller
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Eugene S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Chung