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Right Coronary Artery to Coronary Sinus Fistula: A Rare Problem With an Elegant Solution

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Source Name: JACC: Case Reports

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Ahmed K. Awad, Andrew Tang, Gösta B. Pettersson, Marijan Koprivanac, Faisal G. Bakaeen

This case report describes a 62-year-old man with exertional dyspnea due to a massive, serpentine right coronary artery aneurysm with fistulization to the coronary sinus, causing significant left-to-right shunt and right heart dilation. Given the large size and complex anatomy, transcatheter closure was deemed unsuitable. The team performed complete aneurysm unroofing, fistula ligation, and comprehensive revascularization using a reversed saphenous vein graft to construct a neo–right coronary artery with eight sequential bypasses. Postoperative imaging confirmed patent grafts and normalized anatomy. At one-year post-surgery, the patient remained asymptomatic. 

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