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JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
卷 17, 期 2, 页码 173-177出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2002.tb01195.x
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Background and aim of the study: A congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a relatively rare congenital anomaly and is defined as an abnormal direct communication between any coronary artery and any of the cardiac chambers. This article reviews our experience over the past 27 years, as well as other literature, and discusses the surgical indications and methods relating to CAR Methods: From 1973, 25 patients aged from 2 to 69 years underwent surgical treatment for congenital CAR Seventeen patients were diagnosed as isolated CAR All patients under 19 years of age with isolated CAF were asymptomatic. Twenty fistulas originated from the left coronary artery and 9 from the right. The pulmonary artery was the most dominant drainage site. Four patients among the isolated CAF cases were surgically treated without a cardiopulmonary bypass. Results: All patients were discharged from hospital without any perioperative complications. Postoperative coronary angiography was done on all patients with only one slightly residual CAF flow. The average follow-up time was 9.6 years and all patients were asymptomatic and doing well. Conclusions: Definitive surgical correction is safe and effective, with good results. Therefore, it should be considered even in asymptomatic patients because of the risk of future complications.
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