Volume 82, Issue 1 pp. 150-154
Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Successful transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula in a child with single coronary artery: A heavy load and a long road

Manjunath Phasalkar MD

Manjunath Phasalkar MD

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Gujarat University, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat, India

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Bhavesh Thakkar MD, DM

Corresponding Author

Bhavesh Thakkar MD, DM

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Gujarat University, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat, India

Correspondence to: Bhavesh M. Thakkar, U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad-380016, India. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
Vishal Poptani MD, DNB

Vishal Poptani MD, DNB

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Civil Hospital Campus, Gujarat University, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 Gujarat, India

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First published: 29 January 2013
Citations: 1

Conflict of interest: nothing to report

Abstract

Single coronary artery is an uncommon variation of the coronary circulation. After transposition of great arteries, coronary artery fistulas are the most common associated cardiac anomalies in these patients. Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula (CAF) involving single coronary artery is a challenging intervention. In the absence of contralateral coronary artery, a complex anatomy of the CAF and a large myocardial perfusion territory of the dominant circulation pose an additional risk during interventional procedure. We report our experience of a successful transcatheter closure of a coronary artery fistula in a patient with single coronary artery. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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