Transcatheter embolization of a coronary arteriovenous fistula with a complex, helical-fibered platinum coil
Tsai, C.W.; Lin, T.H.; Ko, C.T.; Chen, M.F.; Lee, Y.T.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 95(7): 558-561
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0929-6646 PMID: 8840760 Document Number: 458624
Transcatheter embolization was successfully performed on a 51-year-old man with a coronary arteriovenous fistula arising from the left circumflex coronary artery and draining into the superior vena cava. The patient presented with typical manifestations of angina pectoris that were first noticed during childhood but had worsened over the past 5 years. A 2 times 20 mm complex, helical-fibered platinum coil was placed in the mid-portion of the fistula and successfully occluded the fistula within 30 minutes. The patient has been free from angina pectoris since the procedure.