title: Percutaneous closure of a prenatally diagnosed large coronary artery fistula with an Amplatzer vascular plug immediately after delivery.
abstract: We describe successful percutaneous closure of a prenatally diagnosed large coronary fistula originating from the right coronary sinus and draining into the right ventricle in a one-day-old neonate using an Amplatzer vascular plug. Early intervention may be a useful tool in such cases with large fistulas to avoid complications such as severe congestive heart failure, myocardial ischaemia, need for assisted ventilation and longer hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. tkaragoz@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Süheyla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkutlu
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celiker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*