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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2023; 12(01): e1-e3
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757877
Case Report: Cardiac

Giant Coronary Aneurysm with Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula in a Jehovah's Witness

Aina Hirofuji 
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
,
Azusa Furugen
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
,
Takeshi Kamada
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
,
Kenji Yamazaki
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
,
Hiroyuki Kamiya
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
,
Hirosato Doi
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Abstract

With an incidence of 3 in 100 million, giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) with coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a very rare condition. To prevent rupture, giant CAA with CAF should be swiftly treated. We present a Jehovah's Witness patient with giant CAA and coronary-pulmonary artery fistula. We resected the giant CAA in one piece, while ligating the CAF, without allogeneic blood transfusion. Due to rarity of these conditions, many thoracic surgeons lack direct experience in its surgical procedures. Herein, we share footage of this surgery as an example of how to safely resect CAA with minimal bleeding.

Keywords

giant coronary artery aneurysm - coronary-pulmonary artery fistula - Jehovah's Witness


Publication History

Received: 16 May 2022

Accepted: 12 September 2022

Article published online:
03 February 2023

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