The unstoppable heart: an aortocoronary fistula in coronary artery bypass grafting

Rick Schreurs; Samuel Heuts; Ehsan Natour; Roberto Lorusso

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivy179

The unstoppable heart: an aortocoronary fistula in coronary artery bypass grafting

Rick Schreurs^*, Samuel Heuts, Ehsan Natour, Roberto Lorusso

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Abstract

This case report describes a coronary bypass surgery case in which cardioplegic arrest was impossible due to an aortacoronary fistula that was visualized using 3-dimensional computer tomography (CT) angiography postoperatively. Aortacoronary fistulas are protective in coronary artery disease but can severely complicate cardiac surgery and might require CT imaging in the preoperative workup.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	912-913
Number of pages	2
Journal	Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Volume	27
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivy179
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

Keywords

Extracardiac fistula
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Cardioplegia
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION

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