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Effects of ligation of a coronary artery fistula on coronary blood flow

A 60-year-old woman with a known right coronary artery (RCA) to coronary sinus (CS) fistula presented with a 2-month history of dyspnea and chest tightness on exertion and persistent atrial… Click to show full abstract

A 60-year-old woman with a known right coronary artery (RCA) to coronary sinus (CS) fistula presented with a 2-month history of dyspnea and chest tightness on exertion and persistent atrial tachycardia. Chest X-ray revealed biventricular dilation, which had not been seen 7 years before (Figure 1). The transthoracic echocardiography showed a normal left ventricular ejection fraction with no wall motion abnormalities, enlargement of all four chambers, and left-to-right shunting with a pulmonary-to-systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs) of 1.3. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a dilated, tortuous RCA, a fistula between the RCA and dilated CS, and stenosis of CS ostium oppressed by the dilated RCA (Figure 2). Computed tomography (CT) angiography confirmed the echocardiographic findings: a significantly dilated and tortuous RCA and CS with a single fistula between the terminal RCA and the aneurysmal CS (Figure 3). Additionally, an epicardial collateral vessel was visualized from the distal left anterior descending artery to the distal RCA. N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET)/CT during adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-induced coronary hyperemia revealed a reversible perfusion abnormality in the inferior and inferolateral regions of the left ventricle. The coronary flow reserve ratio (CFR) was decreased in the RCA territory (Figure 4A). The patient underwent

Keywords: effects ligation; coronary artery; rca; fistula; flow

Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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