Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
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Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi · Aug 1997
[Diagnosis and surgical management of 22 patients with congenital coronary artery fistula].
Twenty-two patients underwent surgical treatment of coronary artery fistulas. The right coronary artery was the most common vessel of origin (68.2%), and the most frequent drainage site was the right ventricle (45.4%). ⋯ The absence of operative mortality and severe postoperative complication provide clear indications for surgical treatment. In view of currently improved and standardized techniques of extracorporeal circulation, we believe that it should be employed routinely.