Catheter interventions in miscellaneous lesions in CHD: ruptured sinus of Valsalva, coronary arteriovenous fistulas, and pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas.
This article reviews the transcatheter interventions for ruptured sinus of Valsalva, coronary arteriovenous fistulas, and pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. The current day indications, the required hardware, and divergent techniques are described at length. A detail account of published literature on transcatheter interventions of these lesions is given. We shall review in this article the catheter interventions for these rare miscellaneous lesions in congenital heart disease (CHD)-rupture of sinus of Valsalva, coronary arteriovenous (AV) fistulas, and pulmonary AV fistulas. The indication and recommendation for the transcatheter intervention, the necessary hardware and technique, and the review of published data in this regard will be dealt in details.
Kulkarni
Snehal M
SM
The Department of Pediatric Cardiology, International Center for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases, Frontier Lifeline Pvt. Ltd., R-30-c, Mogappair, Chennai 600101, India. kulkarnisnehal15@yahoo.com
Parmar
Ramesh C
RC
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva