Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula associated with right heart failure: successful closure of fistula with a graft stent

Coronary artery fistula constitutes a rare congenital anomaly. The reported incidence of this anomaly ranges from 0.1% to 0.2% of the population undergoing coronary angiography. Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula is an extremely rare congenital anomaly of the coronary artery. Its real incidence is un...

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Published in:Angiology 2002-09, Vol.53 (5), p.613-616
Main Authors: Atmaca, Yusuf, Altin, Timuçin, Ozdöl, Cağdaş, Pamir, Gülgün, Cağlar, Nail, Oral, Derviş
Format: Article
Language:English
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Arterio-Arterial Fistula - complications
Arterio-Arterial Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Arterio-Arterial Fistula - surgery
Care and treatment
Case studies
Causes of
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Fistula
Follow-Up Studies
Heart failure
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Failure - etiology
Humans
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Stents
Time Factors
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Summary:Coronary artery fistula constitutes a rare congenital anomaly. The reported incidence of this anomaly ranges from 0.1% to 0.2% of the population undergoing coronary angiography. Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula is an extremely rare congenital anomaly of the coronary artery. Its real incidence is unknown. The authors report a case of coronary-pulmonary artery fistula that caused right heart failure in a 77-year-old woman. The fistula, arising from a proximal portion of the circumflex artery to the pulmonary artery, was sealed successfully using a Jostent (polytetrafluoroethylene-covered graft stent).
ISSN:0003-3197