Antegrade approach for closure of distal and torturous congenital coronary artery fistula : A case report

RATIONALE: Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are uncommon heart lesions, but they are the most frequent significant hemodynamic congenital coronary anomaly. Transcatheter closure is an alternative treatment and a variety of techniques and devices were reported to use for the closure of congenital coronary fistulae.

PATIENT CONCERNS: We reported a 5-year-10-month-old boy who was diagnosed as CAF at birth. Follow-up transthoracic echocardiography showed persistent CAF and progressed dilatation of the left coronary artery.

DIAGNOSES: Coronary angiography showed torturous coronary vessel and CAF at the distal segment of the left circumflex artery (LCX).

INTERVENTION: Antegrade approach with Amplatzer Vascular Plug was used due to the retrograde approach failed and showed a good result.

OUTCOMES: During a 3-year follow-up period, the patient showed no symptoms and demonstrated good exercise ability. Follow-up coronary angiography showed the Amplatzer vascular plug was located at an adequate position without a residual shunt from the CAF, and the diameter of the left coronary artery regressed when compared to previous angiography results.

LESSONS: The antegrade approach is a feasible method for closing CAF if torturous vessels are noted and fistulae occur at the distal portion of the coronary artery. A large randomized study or case series are needed to investigate the comparison of antegrade and retrograde method for the closure of CAF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:97

Enthalten in:

Medicine - 97(2018), 50 vom: 17. Dez., Seite e13747

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Wei-Chieh [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Hsiu-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chien-Fu [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Chih-Yuan [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 07.01.2019

Date Revised 05.10.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000013747

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NLM291879063