title: Treatment of coronary artery stenosis and coronary arteriovenous fistula by interventional cardiology techniques.
abstract: Complications associated with coronary arteriovenous fistulae (CAVF) include congestive heart failure, bacterial endocarditis, fistula rupture, and angina secondary to the "coronary steal" phenomenon. Traditional treatment of large CAVF is surgical ligation. In this report, we describe a modified microcoil embolization and guidewire technique for percutaneous closure of CAVF.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco Heart Institute, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA 94015.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Myler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hieshima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stertzer
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*