Why the study?
Atherosclerotic disease is the primary cause of angina, but rare non-atherosclerotic conditions can also cause myocardial ischemia and require prompt evaluation.
Case Report (n=1)
Robotic-arm assisted surgical ligation is a viable and effective treatment for symptomatic coronary artery fistulas when transcatheter approaches are deemed unsafe.
Chest pain is one of the common complaints a patient presents to the healthcare provider. It needs prompt evaluation to determine the cause and origin. Angina occurs when myocardial oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply; the clinical manifestation is often chest discomfort. Atherosclerotic disease is the major cause of angina. However, several non-atherosclerotic conditions have been studied and reported in the literature that causes angina in rarity. We describe a case of coronary artery fistula (CAF) likely causing angina.
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Vindhyal et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Coronary artery fistula (n=1). Robotic-arm assisted ligation was evaluated on Symptom resolution.
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