[Nonsurgical treatment of coronary pulmonary arteriovenous fistula]

Arq Bras Cardiol. 1993 Mar;60(3):189-91.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Fifty eight year old man, with dyspnea, fatigue and progressive angina underwent cinecoronarography, which showed an arterio-venous coronary-pulmonary fistula originating from the circumflex artery to the pulmonary circulation. We decided to occlude it percutaneously, using a detachable balloon technic. The occlusion was accomplished successfully. Clinical evolution was excellent and the follow-up cinecoronarography 6 months later showed the maintainance of the initial results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
  • Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Cineangiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*