Closure of a coronary fistula with a transcatheter implantable coil

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1992 Mar;25(3):223-6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810250310.

Abstract

Large sized coronary artery fistulas are rare and diagnosed in only 0.05% of adult catheterized patients. Only a minority of these fistulas are operated upon. We describe a percutaneous technique to close a left coronary artery fistula draining into the right atrium in a 30-yr-old male patient. The fistula was closed by implantation of a trefoil coil, inserted through a catheter selectively advanced into the fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Fistula / surgery*
  • Heart Atria
  • Humans
  • Male