Management of coronary artery fistulae: patient selection and results of transcatheter closure

LR Armsby, JF Keane, MC Sherwood… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - jacc.org
Objectives: We report short-term findings in 33 patients after transcatheter closure (TCC) of
coronary artery fistulae (CAF) and compare our results with those reported in the recent …

Catheter closure of coronary artery fistulas

SA QURESHI, M TYNAN - Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Coronary artery fistulas are rare and vary widely in their morphological appearance and
presentation. This paper presents experience of catheter closure of coronary artery fistulas …

Catheter‐based techniques for closure of coronary fistulae

G Dorros, V Thota, K Ramireddy… - Catheterization and …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
This study details different methodologies of percutaneous closure of arteriosystemic and
arteriovenous coronary fistula. Seven patients underwent transcatheter intervention of 10 …

Percutaneous closure of congenital coronary artery fistulae: results and angiographic follow-up

A Jama, M Barsoum, H Bjarnason, DR Holmes… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to assess clinical and angiographic outcomes in a series of 29
patients who underwent transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae (CAF). Background …

Coronary artery fistulas: how to manage them

LA Latson - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Coronary artery fistulas are rare persisting vascular connections from a coronary artery to a
cardiac chamber or major central blood vessel. The true incidence is difficult to discern …

Coronary artery fistulas: indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications of transcatheter fistula closure

M Al-Hijji, A El Sabbagh, S El Hajj, M AlKhouli… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare coronary anomalies that are usually diagnosed
incidentally with cardiac imaging. Small CAFs are generally asymptomatic and can close …

Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulas

SB Perry, J Rome, JF Keane, DS Baim… - Journal of the American …, 1992 - Elsevier
Transcatheter closure of a coronary artery fistula was undertaken in nine patients. There
were three fistulas from the left circumflex coronary artery to the coronary sinus, three from …

Intermediate to long-term outcome following congenital coronary artery fistulae closure with focus on thrombus formation

ST Gowda, LA Latson, S Kutty, LR Prieto - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
We sought to evaluate intermediate to long-term follow-up after coronary artery fistula (CAF)
closure with emphasis on thrombotic complications. Transcatheter closure (TCC) or surgical …

[PDF][PDF] Coronary artery fistulas: clinical consequences and methods of closure. A literature review

S Balanescu, G Sangiorgi, S Castelvecchio… - Italian Heart …, 2001 - researchgate.net
Most of the fistulas originate proximally in the coronary tree, in the first segment of the
involved coronary artery. Such an origin facilitates their closure by endoluminal or surgical …

Transcatheter embolization in the treatment of coronary artery fistulas

JF Reidy, RT Anjos, SA Qureshi, EJ Baker… - Journal of the American …, 1991 - Elsevier
Seven patients with a coronary artery fistula underwent percutaneous transcatheter
embolization (five were male and two female; the age range was 2 to 67 years [median 17]) …