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Children's Mercy Kansas City

2017

Congenital

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Congenital Left Ventricle-To-Coronary Sinus Fistula: A Rare Isolated Anomaly Of The Coronary Sinus., Doaa M. Aly, Nikki M. Singh, Sanket Shah Jun 2017

Congenital Left Ventricle-To-Coronary Sinus Fistula: A Rare Isolated Anomaly Of The Coronary Sinus., Doaa M. Aly, Nikki M. Singh, Sanket Shah

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Congenital anomalies of the coronary sinus (CS) are very uncommon. They can occur either in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects. 1 Among those anomalies, congenital fistulae connecting the left ventricle and the CS represent a very rare entity. Most reported cases of CS fistula generally originate in the right coronary artery or left anterior descending coronary artery system. 2 We describe an extremely rare case of an isolated high-pressure congenital left ventricle–to–CS fistula as an anomaly of the CS in an otherwise asymptomatic child. The initial clinical presentation and follow-up, imaging studies, and plan for management …