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Coronary artery fistula with a giant aneurysm treated by percutaneous transradial embolization
Author(s) -
Tanabe Yauhiro,
Tejima Tamotsu,
Sakurada Harumizu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.24656
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , percutaneous , coronary artery aneurysm , embolization , fistula , radiology , radial artery , catheter , surgery , arteriovenous fistula , percutaneous coronary intervention , artery , cardiology , myocardial infarction , kawasaki disease
Coronary artery fistulas are rare anomalies that are very rarely accompanied by an aneurysm. The minimally invasive method of percutaneous transradial embolization, using a thin guiding catheter, was used to treat a coronary artery fistula with an associated giant aneurysm. This technique, not previously described for this type of application, is presented as a case report. The successful outcome of this procedure demonstrated that transradial coronary interventions are useful for treating coronary artery fistulas with an associated giant aneurysm, especially in patients at high risk for conventional surgery or transfemoral interventions. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.