Transcatheter coil occlusion of a thoracic arteriovenous fistula in an infant with congestive heart failure.
An 8-week-old baby boy presented at our institution with a continuous murmur and congestive heart failure. Echocardiography showed normal cardiac anatomy. Catheterization revealed the presence of a large thoracic arteriovenous fistula between the descending thoracic aorta and the hemiazygous system, with eventual drainage into the azygous vein and the innominate vein. Coil occlusion was performed successfully with a Gianturco coil.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
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D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001401:Azygos Vein; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013895:Thoracic Arteries