An interventional percutaneous approach of posttraumatic left coronary artery fistula repair

J Invasive Cardiol. 2012 Sep;24(9):E207-8.

Abstract

We present an interesting case on the management of a traumatic coronary artery fistula in a 39-year-old man who was stabbed by his wife. During emergency sternotomy, left lung and right ventricle injuries were repaired. On the second postoperative day, an acute myocardial infarction of the anterior wall was recognized. Coronary angiography revealed a rare case of a fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the right ventricle of the heart, which was treated by a stent-graft to avoid a re-operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Vascular Fistula / surgery*
  • Wounds, Penetrating / complications
  • Wounds, Penetrating / surgery*