Coexistence of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with Coronary-Pulmonary Arterial Fistula and Other Multiple Coronary Artery Anomalies.
Pawel GacArkadiusz JaworskiJakub KarwackiMichał JarockiArtur AmsRafał PorębaPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
This case report presents a 34-year-old male with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, aortic valve regurgitation, and aortic bulb aneurysm. Following spine surgery for thoracic-lumbar stabilization, the patient underwent assessment for aortic bulb aneurysm and aortic valve replacement surgeries. Five months post spinal surgery, a coronary computed tomography angiography was performed. The coronary computed tomography angiography revealed unique findings, including the absence of the left main coronary artery, right coronary artery dominance, ectopic origin of the left circumflex artery from the right sinus of the valsalva, a coronary-pulmonary arterial fistula originating from the right sinus of the valsalva, and an additional right pulmonary vein. The patient was qualified for surgical treatment for an aortic bulb aneurysm, was informed about the high surgical risk, and is awaiting surgery. This case underscores the rarity of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome coexisting with multiple coronary artery anomalies. The presence of a coronary-pulmonary arterial fistula further emphasizes the need for specialized patient monitoring when Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and coronary anomalies converge.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- aortic valve
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- minimally invasive
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery bypass
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- palliative care
- spinal cord injury
- magnetic resonance
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- computed tomography
- weight loss
- contrast enhanced