Key result
A 5-month-old female infant with a rare cameral coronary artery fistula and left-to-left shunting presented with cyanosis and frequent hypoxic spells, ultimately resulting in a fatal respiratory arrest.
Population
A 5 months old female infant with large cameral CAF draining into the left ventricle
Design
Case report
Authors
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May warrant procedural caution in infants with coronary fistulas; leaves open optimal prevention strategies for rare anomalies.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case report highlights a rare and fatal presentation of a cameral coronary artery fistula with left-to-left shunting and a dysplastic tricuspid valve in an infant, demonstrating that stressful procedures like CT angiography can precipitate fatal cyanotic spells.
Ahmed et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Cameral coronary artery fistula (n=1). Cameral coronary artery fistula was evaluated on Clinical outcome. A 5-month-old female infant with a rare cameral coronary artery fistula and left-to-left shunting presented with cyanosis and frequent hypoxic spells, ultimately resulting in a fatal respiratory arrest.
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