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Jung, Lee, Sul, Lee, and Han: Bilateral Coronary Artery-Right Ventricular Fistula in Newborn - Associated with Atrial Septal Defect -

Abstract

Bilateral coronary artery fistula is very uncommon congenital anomaly which occupy small percentage of all congenital coronary artery fistula. About 20% of the cases associated with additional congenital heart disease. And it may cause congestive heart failure, especially severely in neonate.
We experienced a case of neonate who was 1 day-old-male with bilateral coronary artery-right ventricular fistula associated with atrial septal defect and congestive heart failure.
The Patient was admitted because dyspnea, cyanosis since birth.
2D ecgicardiogram and cardiac catheterization revealed that a fistulous communicating ; forming a large aneurysm, was noted from bilateral coronary artery emptied into the right ventricle, and there was oxygen step-up in right ventricle.

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