Coronary ventricular fistula as a complication of PTCA: a case report and literature review.
A 58-year-old man with previous myocardial infarction and coronary bypass surgery underwent angioplasty to a totally occluded venous graft to the left anterior descending artery (LAD). The procedure resulted in a coronary-ventricular fistula. Prolonged inflation of the balloon in the proximal part of the graft resulted in obliteration of the fistula with little haemodynamic compromise.
Department of Cardiology, Walsgrave Hospital, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation