Unroofed coronary sinus in an adult

Ahmed El-Eshmawi; Gilbert H L Tang; Amit Pawale; Anelechi C Anyanwu; David H Adams

doi:10.1111/jocs.12035

Unroofed coronary sinus in an adult

J Card Surg. 2013 Jan;28(1):19-22. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12035. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Authors

Ahmed El-Eshmawi¹, Gilbert H L Tang, Amit Pawale, Anelechi C Anyanwu, David H Adams

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 23231749
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12035

Abstract

Unroofed coronary sinus (UCS) is a rare cardiac anomaly that results in communication between the coronary sinus and the left atrium. We described an unusual presentation of UCS in a 48-year-old female that was not corrected during an initial secundum ASD repair 22 years ago.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Coronary Sinus / abnormalities*
Coronary Sinus / surgery*
Diagnostic Imaging
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Sternotomy
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery