PMID: 11923576Mar 30, 2002Paper

Late-term myocardial infarction after surgical ligation of a giant coronary artery fistula

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Steven L GoldbergHillel Laks

Abstract

A case is presented of a patient with recurrent myocardial infarctions after surgical treatment of a giant coronary artery fistula. The etiology was due to thrombus development in a large blind pouch, with propagation into more proximal vessels. Stenting of the proximal vessel provided temporary benefit, but recurrence eventually required surgical closure of the blind pouch.

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