title: Novel treatment of coronary artery fistulae concealing severe coronary artery lesion: using thrombus aspiration catheter as a delivery guide.
abstract: In this case report, we present the occlusion of multiple coronary artery fistulae originating from proximal left anterior descending (LAD) and right sinus valsavla and empting to the pulmonary artery at the same place. We occluded LAD fistulae by using thrombus aspiration catheter as a delivery guide. To the best of our knowlege, this is the first case of occlusion of coronary fistulae with the help of thrombus aspiration catheter. Our experience may suggest that thrombus aspiration catheters can be used in treating coronary artery fistulae with difficult anotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Thorasic And Cardiovascular Surgery Training And Research Hospital, Trabzon 61100, Turkey.
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Thorasic And Cardiovascular Surgery Training And Research Hospital, Trabzon 61100, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeydin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ahi Evren Thorasic And Cardiovascular Surgery Training And Research Hospital, Trabzon 61100, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Akçaabat Hackali Baba State Hospital, Trabzon 61300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Rıza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Akçaabat Hackali Baba State Hospital, Trabzon 61300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayca Ata
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
keywords: Catheter; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery fistulae; Left anterior descending
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