Endovascular treatment of a coronary artery bypass graft to right ventricle fistula with balloon embolization

E Hoffer; P Materne; J Beckers; F Marenne; D Henroteaux; J Boland

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.071

Endovascular treatment of a coronary artery bypass graft to right ventricle fistula with balloon embolization

Int J Cardiol. 2006 Sep 20;112(2):e50-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.071. Epub 2006 Jul 24.

Authors

E Hoffer, P Materne, J Beckers, F Marenne, D Henroteaux, J Boland

PMID: 16860419
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.071

Abstract

Fistula formation between a coronary artery bypass graft and a cardiac cavity is an uncommon finding. We describe a case of transcatheter occlusion of a coronary artery bypass graft to right ventricle fistula in a patient presenting with a subacute inferior myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Balloon Occlusion*
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / therapy
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Female
Fistula / etiology
Fistula / therapy*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Heart Diseases / therapy*
Heart Ventricles*
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Saphenous Vein / transplantation