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A congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula resulted in sudden death in a 52-year-old man following coronary sinus dilatation, thrombosis, necrosis, and fatal tamponade.
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This case highlights a rare and fatal complication of a congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula leading to coronary sinus rupture and cardiac tamponade.
Sudden death is reported in a previously healthy 52-year-old man resulting from a rare complication of a coronary arteriovenous fistula. It is believed that the primary defect was congenital and that the sequence of events was dilatation and thrombosis of the coronary sinus, necrosis of the sinus wall, perforation, and fatal tamponade.
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Habermann et al. (1963) studied this question. A congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula resulted in sudden death in a 52-year-old man following coronary sinus dilatation, thrombosis, necrosis, and fatal tamponade.
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