Coronary Artery Fistula

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and a heart chamber resulting in left-to-right shunt. A large CAF was an unexpected cause of heart failure in a 58-year-old woman who underwent transcatheter closure of the CAF with improvement in symptoms but complica...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2020-07, Vol.2 (8), p.1192-1195
Main Authors: Shmueli, Hezzy, Zahn, Evan M., Odudu, Gabriella, Flint, Nir, Siegel, Robert J., Tompkins, Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic heart failure
congenital heart defect
coronary angiography
coronary vessel anomaly
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Summary:Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and a heart chamber resulting in left-to-right shunt. A large CAF was an unexpected cause of heart failure in a 58-year-old woman who underwent transcatheter closure of the CAF with improvement in symptoms but complicated by myocardial infarction. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) [Display omitted] Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and a heart chamber resulting in left-to-right shunt. A large CAF…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.021