Abstract
The current study reports on the operative experience of patients with coronary artery fistulas between the anterior intraventricular coronary artery and pulmonary trunk. Of the five patients operated, 60% were women and the ages ranged form 40 to 46 years old. Stress echocardiogram and coronary cineangiography were accomplished for all patients. No deaths occurred in the postoperative period nor were symptoms reported. We believe that the surgical procedure is the first choice treatment for coronary artery fistulas, as it safely and effectively prevents the complications of arteriovenous shunts.
Highlights
The current study reports the operative experience of patients with a coronary artery fistula between the anterior intraventricular coronary artery and pulmonary trunk
Nosso objetivo é relatar o tratamento operatório de cinco pacientes portadores de fístula arterial coronária (FAC) entre a artéria coronária interventricular anterior e o tronco pulmonar
Cinco pacientes portadores de FAC entre a artéria coronária interventricular anterior e o tronco pulmonar foram submetidos ao tratamento operatório, após o diagnóstico com auxílio da angiocoronariografia (Figura 1)
Summary
The current study reports the operative experience of patients with a coronary artery fistula between the anterior intraventricular coronary artery and pulmonary trunk. Resumo O presente estudo relata a experiência operatória de pacientes portadores da fístula arterial coronária (FAC) entre a artéria coronária interventricular anterior e o tronco da pulmonar. O sexo feminino foi mais freqüente, com 60% dos casos, e a idade variou de 40 a 46 anos.
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