[Fistula between the left internal mammary artery and pulmonary artery: a rare cause of recurrent angina after coronary bypass grafting]

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2011 Apr;39(3):240-3. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2011.01180.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistula is a rare complication after coronary artery bypass surgery. In most cases, the duration between bypass grafting and fistula formation ranges from 2 to 5 years. We present a 62-year-old man who presented with anginal symptoms five years after bypass surgery. On coronary angiography, selective catheterization of the LIMA showed fistula formation to the pulmonary artery, which probably led to coronary steal syndrome and myocardial ischemia. He underwent surgery and the connection between the LIMA and pulmonary artery was terminated. After surgery, his anginal complaints improved and echocardiography showed improvement in the wall motion abnormality detected before surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angina Pectoris / etiology
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / pathology
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammary Arteries / abnormalities*
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*