Abstract
Patients with aneurysmal coronary artery fistulas are often a treatment challenge. We hereby, report a case of aneurysmal left main coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula repair, complicated by an early post-operative thrombosis of the left main coronary artery, necessitating an orthotropic heart transplant. Routine use of peri-procedural and long-term anti-coagulation is usually not a standard recommendation in these cases; however, early institution of the same may prevent flow stasis, thrombus formation and unfavorable outcomes pre- or post-operatively.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | OD17-OD18 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Coronary artery aneurysm
- Heart transplant
- Thrombus formation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Clinical Biochemistry
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Chugh, Y., Lau, B., & Taub, C. C. (2016). Early post-operative coronary thrombosis following repair of a proximal coronary artery fistula. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 10(12), OD17-OD18. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/22368.9106