New strategies in the percutaneous management of coronary artery fistulae: A case report.
Coronary artery fistulae are rare anomalies often treated percutaneously. New techniques aiding in the percutaneous closure of a giant coronary artery, not previously described, are presented in a case report. These techniques include the use of intravascular ultrasound imaging and the use of electrolytically detachable platinum coils.
Goldberg
Steven L
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Division of Cardiology, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. stevgold@u.washington.edu
Makkar
Raj
R
Duckwiler
Gary
G
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional