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Successful percutaneous closure of a complex coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula using a detachable balloon: benefits of intra-procedural physiologic and angiographic assessment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1863956     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 48-yr-old woman presented with a loud continuous precordial murmur and symptoms of fatigue. Color-flow doppler imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging failed to show the cause of the murmur. Diagnostic catheterization showed a large left anterior descending coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula with impaired left ventricular wall motion. Two detachable balloons were deployed in the fistula with complete abolition of flow in the main fistula channel. A small parallel channel of the fistula, previously not appreciated due to vessel overlap, remained patent but had trivial flow as assessed by green-dye and oximetric techniques. The patient had immediate resolution of her symptoms and return of normal ventricular wall motion.
Authors:
A J Doorey; K L Sullivan; D C Levin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0098-6569     ISO Abbreviation:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Publication Date:  1991 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-09-06     Completed Date:  1991-09-06     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7508512     Medline TA:  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  23-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / radiography,  therapy*
Balloon Dilatation / instrumentation*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease / radiography,  therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation,  methods*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Pulmonary Artery*

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