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Erschienen in: Netherlands Heart Journal 2/2019

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Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula

verfasst von: Y. Saleh, A. Almaghraby, B. Hammad, O. Abdelkarim, M. Abdelnaby, K. Herzallah, T. Elzawawy

Erschienen in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Ausgabe 2/2019

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Video 1 Coronary angiogram showing a left internal mammary artery grafted into the great cardiac vein which drains into the coronary sinus
Video 2 Coronary angiogram showing a left internal mammary artery grafted into the great cardiac vein which drains into the coronary sinus
Video 3 Coronary angiogram showing a tight lesion in the left anterior descending artery
Video 4 Coronary angiogram showing a widely patent stent in the left anterior descending artery
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A 35-year-old female patient with a history of dyslipidaemia and diabetes mellitus presented with exertional angina experienced in the past 2 years. Coronary angiography revealed a proximal left anterior descending (LAD) tight lesion and proximal right coronary artery (RCA) total occlusion. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was performed, grafting the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the LAD and a saphenous venous graft to the RCA. Unfortunately, her symptoms remained unchanged postoperatively. A repeat coronary angiogram 6 months after the CABG revealed a patent LIMA graft to the great cardiac vein draining into the coronary sinus (Fig. 1a and b, Videos 1, 2) and a proximal LAD tight lesion (Fig. 1c, Video 3). A drug-eluting stent was successfully deployed in the LAD (Fig. 1d, Video 4). In our opinion, the LIMA grafted to the great cardiac vein was not haemodynamically significant; hence no intervention was attempted. Subsequently the patient has become asymptomatic.
Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula (ACAVF) is an unusual complication of CABG that results from grafting an artery to a cardiac vein. Coiling or balloon embolisation to occlude the fistula, combined with stenting of the ungrafted artery, is the standard approach in symptomatic patients [1]. In our case, stenting of the ungrafted vessel without occlusion of the ACAVF yielded good results.

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Y. Saleh, A. Almaghraby, B. Hammad, O. Abdelkarim, M. Abdelnaby, K. Herzallah and T. Elzawawy declare that they have no competing interests.
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Video 1 Coronary angiogram showing a left internal mammary artery grafted into the great cardiac vein which drains into the coronary sinus
Video 2 Coronary angiogram showing a left internal mammary artery grafted into the great cardiac vein which drains into the coronary sinus
Video 3 Coronary angiogram showing a tight lesion in the left anterior descending artery
Video 4 Coronary angiogram showing a widely patent stent in the left anterior descending artery
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Zurück zum Zitat Gardner JD, Maddox WR, Calkins JB. Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula following coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report and complete review of the literature. Case Rep Cardiol. 2012;2012:9. Gardner JD, Maddox WR, Calkins JB. Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula following coronary artery bypass surgery: a case report and complete review of the literature. Case Rep Cardiol. 2012;2012:9.
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Titel
Iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula
verfasst von
Y. Saleh
A. Almaghraby
B. Hammad
O. Abdelkarim
M. Abdelnaby
K. Herzallah
T. Elzawawy
Publikationsdatum
08.01.2019
Verlag
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Erschienen in
Netherlands Heart Journal / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1568-5888
Elektronische ISSN: 1876-6250
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-018-1223-0

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