title: Coronary Sinus Ostial Atresia Presenting as Infective Endocarditis in a Previously Healthy Young Woman.
abstract: Coronary sinus ostial atresia is a rare disease. Most patients are usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally during surgery or at autopsy. We report a case of coronary sinus ostial atresia with unroofed coronary sinus syndrome in a previously healthy woman who presented with infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hwa Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyo Sun
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yo Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Gi
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: In Seok
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult