Vol 18, No 5 (2011)
Case Reports
Published online: 2011-09-21
Aneurysmal coronary arteriovenous fistula closing with covered stent deployment: A case report and review of literature
Cardiol J 2011;18(5):556-559.
Abstract
Coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) is a rarely encountered congenital coronary anomaly,
in which coronary artery blood flow bypasses the myocardial capillary network and usually
drains to a heart chamber or great vessel. It is usually asymptomatic. However, the risk of
symptoms and complications increases with age. High output heart failure, pulmonary hypertension,
myocardial ischemia and infective endocarditis may complicate the course of this
anomaly. The appearance, and even rupture, of a saccular aneurysm is one of the even rarer
complications of CAVF. Here we describe a 57 year-old patient with incidental finding of an
aneurysmal CAVF which was treated successfully using covered stent.
(Cardiol J 2011; 18, 5: 556–559)
(Cardiol J 2011; 18, 5: 556–559)
Keywords: coronary fistulacoronary angiographycovered stent
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