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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 6;4(7):391-394.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.11.010.

Transcatheter Occlusion of Coronary-Pulmonary Fistula With a Liquid Embolic Agent After Evaluation by FFR

Mehdi Saighi Bouaouina  1   2 , Matthieu Perier  1   2 , Kamel Kechabtia  1 , Armand Aymard  1 , Eric Van Belle  3 , Christel Perdrix  1 , Hakim Benamer  1   2   4
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Transcatheter Occlusion of Coronary-Pulmonary Fistula With a Liquid Embolic Agent After Evaluation by FFR

Mehdi Saighi Bouaouina et al. JACC Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 58-year-old man was admitted for stable angina. The coronary angiogram revealed a coronary-pulmonary fistula with a nonsignificant atheroma. We decided to perform percutaneous embolization of the fistula in view of the symptoms and the hemodynamic assessment findings. Embolization was performed using a liquid embolic agent with no residual flow. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CAF, coronary artery fistula; CPAF, coronary-pulmonary artery fistula; FFR, fractional flow reserve; LAD, left anterior descending (coronary artery); LEA, liquid embolic agent; coronary artery fistula; fractional flow reserve; liquid embolic agent.

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Coronary Angiograms and FFR Assessment Before and After Embolization of the Fistula F = fistula; FFR = fractional flow reserve; LAD = left anterior descending (artery); LCx = left circumflex (artery).
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