TRANSCATHETER CLOSURE OF
CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA
DR DO NGUYEN TIN
DAO ANH QUOC, MD
CHILDREN HOSPITAL 1, HCMC
AIM
• Describe the techniques used in transcatheter
closure of coronary artery fistula.
• Report our results with this procedure
• Compare our findings with those described in
the transcatheter and recent surgical
literature
INTRODUCTION
• Abnormal connection between one of the
coronary arteries and a heart chamber or
another blood vessel.
• Rare anomalies 0.002% population, 0.4%
cardiac malformations.
• Congenital or acquired.
• Continuous murmur.
HISTORY
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The first described by Krause 1865.
Abbott: morphology of fistula 1906.
Bjork and Crafoord: surgical closure 1947.
Haller and Little: angiography for surgery 1963
Reidy: successful percutaneous closure 1983.
MORPHOLOGY
• Origination:
– RCA: 50% to 60%.
– LAD: 25% to 42%.
– Cx : 18.3%.
– Single fistulas :74% to 90%.
– Multiple fistulas occur in 10.7% to 16%.
• Drainage
– PA 15% to 43%.
– RV 14% to 40%.
– RA 19% to 26%.
– LV 2% to 19%.
– LA 5% to 6%.
Our series
• Origination :
– RCA : 67% (10/15).
– LCA : 27% (4/15).
– both coronary arteries : 7% (1/15).
• Drainage :
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RV : 53% (8/15).
RA : 20% (3/15).
LA : 13% (2/15).
LV : 6,7% (1/15).
Complex fistula : 6,7% (1/15)
RCA to LA
LCA to RA
RCA to RV
RCA to LV
COMPLEX FISTULA
• Single fistula : 87% (13/15)
• Multiple fistula : 13% (2/15)
• Aneurysm : 40% (6/15)
– Simple : 50% (3/15)
– Complex : 50% (3/15)
Single fistula
Multiple fistula
Simple Aneurysm
Complex Aneurysm
Natural History and Complications
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Spontaneous closure very uncommon.
Excessive load to cardiac chambers.
Coronary complications.
Valvular and endocardial complications.
Extracardiac complications.
SHOULD WE CLOSE THE FISTULA?
HOW AND WHEN?
• Closure has been recommended because of its
complications.
• Treatment by transcatheter or surgical closure
gives the best results.
• Performe early in the course of the disease.
PERFORMANCE
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Retrograde : 38% (5/13)
Antegrade : 62% (8/13)
Vascular plug : 62% (8/13) (2 plugs in 1case)
Coils : 15% (2/13)
Umbrela device : 23% (3/13)
Retrograde with plug
Retrograde with ADOI
Retrograde with VSD muscular
Retrograde with ADOII
Antegrade with plug