Left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a patient with mitral regurgitation after excision of a left atrial myxoma. |
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| Authors: | A C Burns S Osula A Harley A Rashid |
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| Institution: | Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiothoracic Centre-Liverpool NHS Trust, United Kingdom. |
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| Abstract: | Acquired coronary artery to left atrial fistulas are rare and previously only described in mitral stenosis associated with left atrial thrombus or coronary arteriosclerosis. We present the case of a patient who developed a left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula associated with mitral regurgitation 12 years after excision of a left atrial myxoma. This was successfully ligated at the time of mitral valve replacement. |
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