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Left ventricular to coronary sinus fistula following multiple mitral valve replacement surgeries
Benjamin D Mackie1, Stephen D Clements, Stephen J Clements
1Department of Medicine, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mackieb@gmail.com
Abstract:
Development of left ventricular to coronary sinus fistula is a rare complication of mitral valve surgery. Three of the seven previously reported cases occurred following multiple valve replacement surgeries, all of which were thought to be secondary to a complication of surgery and all were treated with surgical closure of the fistula. We report a case of left ventricular to coronary sinus fistula occurring after two mitral valve replacement surgeries that was treated medically with favorable long-term results.
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