Multimodality Imaging of Giant Coronary Aneurysm and Spontaneous Thrombosis With Left Coronary Artery‐Right Atrium Fistula
Coronary artery fistulas (CAF) are rare and can be subdivided into coronary-cameral fistulas and coronary arteriovenous fistulas. The majority of these fistulae drain into the right atrium or the pulmonary artery. The right coronary artery (RCA) is the most common site for CAF, accounting for approximately 55% of cases, followed by the left coronary artery(LCA ) (35%). Usually, CAF are discovered accidentally for no unique features and symptoms. However, symptoms such as myocardial ischemia, heart failure, and arrhythmias may appear when the patient has a large shunt volume. Given the presence of high-risk factors such as aneurysm rupture, thrombosis, and atrial fibrillation (AF), surgical intervention was performed on this patient.
Authors
- Fengjuan Yao
- Minjie Wan
- Min Ye
- Wei He
- Jingwei Zhang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Echocardiography
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.70421
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Artery Anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00