Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula associated with right heart failure: successful closure of fistula with a graft stent.
Coronary artery fistula constitutes a rare congenital anomaly. The reported incidence of this anomaly ranges from 0.1% to 0.2% of the population undergoing coronary angiography. Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula is an extremely rare congenital anomaly of the coronary artery. Its real incidence is unknown. The authors report a case of coronary-pulmonary artery fistula that caused right heart failure in a 77-year-old woman. The fistula, arising from a proximal portion of the circumflex artery to the pulmonary artery, was sealed successfully using a Jostent (polytetrafluoroethylene-covered graft stent).
D000368:Aged; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene