Citation

Franco-Fuenmayor ME, Aleem NA, Salazar JD, Aly AM (2019) Unroofed Coronary Sinus Syndrome Presenting with Early Pulmonary Hypertension. Int J Clin Cardiol 6:150. doi.org/10.23937/2378-2951/1410150

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CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESSDOI: 10.23937/2378-2951/1410150

Unroofed Coronary Sinus Syndrome Presenting with Early Pulmonary Hypertension

Maria E Franco-Fuenmayor, MD1*, Numra A Aleem, MD1, Jorge D Salazar, MD2, and Ashraf M Aly, MD3

1Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

2Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, USA

3Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA

Abstract

Isolated partial or complete absence of the coronary sinus roof hemodynamically behaves like an atrial septal defect and rarely causes pulmonary hypertension. We report a case of unroofed coronary sinus (URCS) presenting with post-operative cyanosis due to pulmonary hypertensive crisis following surgical repair of a ventricular septal defect at 6 months of age. He had progressively decreased stamina with gradual increase in pulmonary pressure requiring surgical closure of the URCS by 6 years of age with resolution of symptoms and normalization of the RV pressure.