title: Giant right coronary artery aneurysm with a fistula to the left ventricle.
abstract: A right coronary artery (RCA) aneurysm with a fistula to the left ventricle is rare. In general, the draining site of the RCA fistula may be the right ventricle, right atrium, or pulmonary veins, whereas drainage to the left ventricle occurs less frequently. We report a patient with a RCA aneurysm with a fistula to the left ventricle. He was treated successfully by resection of the RCA aneurysm and closure of the fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jubing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Taoshuai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qiwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed