title: Coronary artery fistula. Management and intermediate-term outcome after transcatheter coil occlusion.
abstract: During the last 2 decades, transcatheter occlusion of coronary artery fistulae has developed into a safe and effective therapy for children. This procedure avoids the need for open surgical repair and the attendant complications of cardiopulmonary bypass and median sternotomy. The long-term outcome in patients after transcatheter occlusion remains unknown. We describe the intermediate-term progress of 4 such patients after coil occlusion of coronary artery fistulae. Persistent coronary artery dilatation was present in all patients reviewed, as late as 4 years after occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Lillie Frank Abercrombie Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nihill
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kovalchin
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Grifka
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male