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Ventriculocoronary fistulae in a patient with transposition of the great arteries, hypoplastic left heart, and pulmonary atresia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2012

Denise Hayes ,
Bhawna Arya  and
Charles Kleinman
Denise Hayes*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
Bhawna Arya
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
Charles Kleinman
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Dr D. Hayes, MD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University, 3959 Broadway, 2-North, New York, New York 10032, United States of America. Tel: +1 212 305 4622 or +1 212 342 0531; Fax: +1 212 305 4429; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We present a rare case of ventriculocoronary fistulae in a patient with d-transposition of the great arteries, hypoplastic left heart, and pulmonary atresia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this anatomic variant, and raises an important discussion about the development and implications of such fistulous connections.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasecoronary arterial sinusoidsventriculocoronary connections
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 111 - 113
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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