Antegrade transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae using vascular occlusion devices.
Two children (a 9 year old boy and a 2.5 year old girl) with coronary artery fistulae communicating with the right ventricle underwent successful transcatheter occlusion using an antegrade technique. A Rashkind double umbrella device was used in one case and an Amplatzer duct occluder in the other.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, The Variety Club Catheterization Laboratories, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
Pihkala
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Nykanen
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Benson
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male