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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Huynh, Kieu T.
• Truong, Vien T.
• Ngo, Tam N. M.
• Dang, Thao B.
• Mazur, Wojciech
• Chung, Eugene S.
• Tretter, Justin T.
• Kereiakes, Dean J.
• Le, Tuyen K.
• Pham, Vinh N.

Titel

The clinical characteristics of coronary artery fistula anomalies in children and adults: A 24‐year experience

Ist Teil von

• Congenital heart disease, 2019-09, Vol.14 (5), p.772-777

Ort / Verlag

United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objectives The aim of our work is to investigate the clinical characteristics of coronary artery fistula (CAF) anomalies in South Vietnam. Methods This is a retrospective analysis of 119 patients with diagnosis of definite CAF between January 1992 and April 2016. The demographic, clinical, echocardiographic, and angiographic characteristics and management of CAF with short‐term outcomes are described. Results The median age was 15 years (range, 1‐79 years), with 49 male (41%) and 70 female (59%). There were 77 symptomatic patients (64.7%) and 91 patients (76.5%) who presented with a murmur. The electrocardiogram was abnormal in 45.4% and cardiac enlargement or increased pulmonary vasculature were seen in 76 patients (63.9%) on chest X‐ray. The sensitivity of echocardiography for CAF diagnosis was 79%. The source of the fistula was most often from the RCA (54%), most commonly to right atrium (34.5%) or right ventricle (31.1%). In comparison with surgery, transcatheter closure had a shorter hospital length of stay (5.4 ± 3.8 days vs 12.6 ± 6.5 days, P = .02) and better postprocedural left ventricular ejection fraction (67.9 ± 8.1% vs 62.9 ± 6.0%, P = .03). Conclusion The majority of fistula in this study originated from the RCA and terminated in the right atrium or the right ventricle. Transcatheter and surgical closure are both relatively safe and effective, with the potential for shortened length of hospital stay following transcatheter closure.