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Coronary artery–pulmonary artery fistula in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: report of two surgical cases

Part of: Advanced Imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2021

Arif Yasin Çakmak Open the ORCID record for Arif Yasin Çakmak [Opens in a new window] ,
Ilker Kemal Yucel  and
Ahmet Sasmazel
Arif Yasin Çakmak*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ilker Kemal Yucel
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Sasmazel
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Author for correspondence: A. Y. Çakmak, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Tibbiye Street Nr. 13 Usküdar, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90 543 3672783; Fax: +90 516 4189649. E-mail: arifyasin_61@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is a complex congenital cardiac anomaly. The blood is supplied to the lungs through a patent ductus arteriosus, a major aortopulmonary collateral artery, or in very rare cases from a coronary artery–pulmonary artery fistula. We present two cases with coronary artery–pulmonary artery fistula which underwent surgical intervention. In our first patient, the main pulmonary artery was supplied from the left main coronary artery. In the second patient, the right pulmonary artery originated from the left main coronary artery and continued to the right lung posteriorly to the aorta, while the left pulmonary artery originated from the patent ductus arteriosus. The difference in our cases is that the coronary artery pulmonary artery fistulas behave like major aortopulmonary collateral arteries originating from the coronary arteries. These fistulas were the main source of pulmonary blood flow.

Keywords

Congenitalcoronary artery–pulmonary artery fistulapulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defectpulmonary atresiaunifocalisationventricular septal defect
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , May 2022 , pp. 809 - 812
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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