title: Successful transcatheter closure of bilateral multiple coronary arterial fistulae in one session.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulae represent the most frequent congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries, but multiple bilateral fistulae are a rare condition. Current therapeutic options for symptomatic patients are percutaneous closure and cardiac surgery. Transcatheter closure of fistulae using coils is preferred as an effective and safe alternative to surgery. Here we report the case of a patient with congenital coronary artery fistulae arising from both the left and right coronary arteries draining individually into the right pulmonary artery treated successfully with a transcatheter approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmiâlem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacaksiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmiâlem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Parviz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jafarov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmiâlem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ziya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ismailoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmiâlem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tasal
keywords: coronary anomaly; coronary fistulae; transcatheter coil embolization