title: The archaeology of uncommon interventions: Articulating the rationale for transcatheter closure of congenital coronary artery fistulas in asymptomatic children.
abstract: Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulas can be executed successfully in infants and children with few serious procedural complications. Indications for and long-term outcomes of closure of coronary artery fistulas remain poorly defined. Registries may offer the best opportunity for advancing our knowledge about uncommon interventions such as coil or device closure of coronary artery fistulas, but to do so, they must include sufficient data and evaluate factors potentially associated with salutary or adverse outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Doff B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: McElhinney
mesh_terms: D001106:Archaeology; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome