Incidental Finding of Right Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula During Surgical Repair of Aortic Arch Atresia in Turner Syndrome

David Horne; Shaine A Morris; John L Colquitt; Silvana M Molossi; E Dean McKenzie

doi:10.1177/2150135116658016

Incidental Finding of Right Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula During Surgical Repair of Aortic Arch Atresia in Turner Syndrome

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2017 Sep;8(5):646-649. doi: 10.1177/2150135116658016. Epub 2016 Aug 22.

Authors

David Horne¹, Shaine A Morris², John L Colquitt², Silvana M Molossi², E Dean McKenzie¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² 2 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 27549732
DOI: 10.1177/2150135116658016

Abstract

Aortic arch atresia has not been associated with coronary anomalies. We present a unique case of a patient with Turner syndrome and aortic arch atresia with the incidental finding of a right coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula at the time of surgical repair.

Keywords: aortic arch; coronary artery anomaly; fistula; neonate.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple*
Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnosis*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Humans
Incidental Findings
Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Turner Syndrome / diagnosis*