[Coronary-pulmonary arterial fistula in the adult: report of 6 cases and review of the literature]

Tunis Med. 2003 Aug;81(8):595-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Six new patients and 33 previously reported with coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula were reviewed. The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 51 years. A male predominance was found (65%). Angina was the most common symptom. The artery mostly involved was the left anterior descending coronary artery and the fistula drained more often to the main pulmonary artery. The left-to-right shunt is small in the majority of patients and the associated significant coronary artery disease was detected in 18% of cases. Good results of surgical closure of the fistula are usually obtained. An alternative to surgical treatment is percutaneous transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistulas.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / pathology*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
  • Sex Factors
  • Treatment Outcome