Successful Surgical Treatment of a Giant Left Coronary Artery Aneurysm with Fistula

Authors

  • Huadong Li, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Hong Yu, MD Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Yu Song, MM Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Lu Tong, MM Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Meng Zhao, PhD, MD School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • Anton V. Borovjagin, PhD Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
  • Nianguo Dong, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • Long Wu, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3877

Keywords:

coronary artery aneurysm, surgical treatment, fistula

Abstract

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an aortic catastrophe with low prevalence. Giant CAA is even more uncommon, requiring surgical intervention. Giant CAA usually originates from the proximal segments of the right coronary and the anterior descending arteries. Here we report a rare case of giant left CAA with fistula formation treated with successful surgery.

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Published

2021-10-07

How to Cite

Li, H., Yu, H., Song, Y., Tong, L., Zhao, M., Borovjagin, A. V., Dong, N., & Wu, L. (2021). Successful Surgical Treatment of a Giant Left Coronary Artery Aneurysm with Fistula. The Heart Surgery Forum, 24(5), E868-E869. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3877

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 5 (2021)

Section

Article
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