1. COILUMICA: coil embolization of a coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula via novel dual lumen micro catheter technique
- Author
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Ronil V. Chandra, Winston Chong, Kenny Li, Hamed Asadi, Julian Maingard, Mithun Nambiar, David Mcgaw, Duncan Mark Brooks, and Lee-Anne Slater
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lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fistula ,Percutaneous cardiac intervention ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Lumen (anatomy) ,Case Report ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Balloon ,Embolization ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Endovascular ,business.industry ,Balloon catheter ,Microcatheter ,medicine.disease ,Catheter ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,lcsh:RC666-701 ,Coronary vessel anomaly ,Pulmonary artery ,Radiology ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Artery - Abstract
Background Management of coronary artery fistula (CAF) is based on obliterating the fistula communication between the cardiac arteries and other thoracic vessels. Case presentation We describe the presentation of an 85-year-old female with progressive exertional dyspnea on a background of a long standing left anterior descending diagonal to pulmonary artery fistula. We utilized neuro-interventional techniques to perform coil embolization via use of a Scepter XC dual lumen micro catheter. Conclusions Dual lumen balloon catheters allow for super-selective artery interrogation, stability of balloon positioning, with less trauma to vessel architecture and accurate embolization. There were no complications and the patient reported improvement of symptoms on review.
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- 2020