Coronary Sinus to Left Atrial Communication

Congenital coronary sinus anomalies are rare in clinical practice, partly due to the lack of symptoms. We present a case of coronary sinus anomaly causing a right-to-left intracardiac shunt in a 46 years/old African American female with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mel...

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Main Authors: Vandhana Scheller, Wojciech Mazur, James Kong, Eugene S. Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/790715
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description Congenital coronary sinus anomalies are rare in clinical practice, partly due to the lack of symptoms. We present a case of coronary sinus anomaly causing a right-to-left intracardiac shunt in a 46 years/old African American female with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy who presented with hypoxia. In the months prior to her presentation, she had suffered an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular involvement, as well as resulting severe tricuspid regurgitation. In conclusion, further investigations revealed a communication between the coronary sinus (CS) and left atrium (LA).
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spelling doaj-art-bd4c56c229e94b6bb774a0f390df6eae2025-08-20T02:18:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/790715790715Coronary Sinus to Left Atrial CommunicationVandhana Scheller0Wojciech Mazur1James Kong2Eugene S. Chung3Ohio Heart and Vascular Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USAOhio Heart and Vascular Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USAOhio Heart and Vascular Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USAOhio Heart and Vascular Center, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USACongenital coronary sinus anomalies are rare in clinical practice, partly due to the lack of symptoms. We present a case of coronary sinus anomaly causing a right-to-left intracardiac shunt in a 46 years/old African American female with a past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and ischemic cardiomyopathy who presented with hypoxia. In the months prior to her presentation, she had suffered an inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular involvement, as well as resulting severe tricuspid regurgitation. In conclusion, further investigations revealed a communication between the coronary sinus (CS) and left atrium (LA).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/790715
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