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[Coronary-cavitary fistula after resection of vascularized left atrial myxoma]
A L D'Avila1, L C Passos, W A Hueb
1Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP, São Paulo.
Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia
|December 1, 1991
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Coronary-cavitary fistulas, abnormal connections between coronary arteries and heart chambers, can occur after left atrial myxoma surgery. Surgeons should consider these rare fistulas in patients with revascularized atrial myxoma.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiac Pathology
Background:
- Left atrial myxoma is a primary cardiac tumor.
- Surgical resection is the standard treatment for atrial myxoma.
- Postoperative complications require thorough investigation.
Abstract:
A 52-year-old man with left atrial myxoma, in whom postoperative angiographic control revealed a coronary-cavitary fistula originated from a previous atrial branch from the circumflex coronary artery. These fistulas should be considered in cases of revascularized atrial myxoma.