Acute respiratory insufficiency and giant coronary artery aneurysm with fistula.

Mignosa, Carmelo; Agati, Salvatore; Bianca, Innocenzo; Salvo, Dario; Pittella, Giuseppe; Ciccarello, Giuseppe · Ann Thorac Surg · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Several causes of acute respiratory insufficiency have been reported in the literature. We describe a case in which it was caused by a rare combination of a giant right coronary artery aneurysm with fistula that occurred in a 56-year-old woman with concomitant congenital hypothyroidism. Diagnostic tools, differential diagnosis, surgical techniques, and follow-up at 1 year are discussed.

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