Congenital arteriovenous fistula of internal thoracic artery: successfully managed by transcatheter embolization.
An asymptomatic young woman was found to have a continuous machinery murmur over the second right interspace near the sternum. Investigations showed an arteriovenous fistula involving the right internal thoracic artery and accompanying vein. Selective transcatheter embolization was successfully performed.
Seshadri
P A
PA
Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Parker
J O
JO
Tomalty
D R
DR
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities