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- Title
Right coronary artery–right ventricular fistula complicated with infective endocarditis.
- Authors
Duan, ShaSha; Shi, YiLu; Zhang, XiaoShan; Li, ShuJuan; Sun, ZhenTing
- Abstract
Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a congenital disease in which a communication forms between one or more coronary arteries and a cardiac chamber or great vessel. We describe an infrequent case of right coronary artery (RCA) fistula into the right ventricle (RV) complicated by infective endocarditis in a child. The patient received echocardiography and contrast‐enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Surgical treatment was performed after management of the infection. Unfortunately, a residual fistula formed after surgery. However, interestingly, the residual fistula spontaneously resolved at one year after surgery. He is now in good condition and totally asymptomatic.
- Subjects
VASCULAR surgery; ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD vessels; COMPUTED tomography; CORONARY arteries; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FISTULA; RIGHT heart ventricle; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
Echocardiography, 2020, Vol 37, Issue 2, p356
- ISSN
0742-2822
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/echo.14602