Percutaneous Coil Embolization for Symptomatic Coronary Fistula

Diana Otero, MD; Narayana Sarma V. Singam, MD; Marija Petrovic, MD; Neil Barry, DO; Vikas Singh, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2020)

Percutaneous Coil Embolization for Symptomatic Coronary Fistula

Diana Otero, MD,
Narayana Sarma V. Singam, MD,
Marija Petrovic, MD,
Neil Barry, DO,
Vikas Singh, MD

Affiliations

Diana Otero, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Narayana Sarma V. Singam, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Marija Petrovic, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Neil Barry, DO: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Vikas Singh, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Vikas Singh, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 600, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 15
pp. 2397 – 2399

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Pre-operative optimization of cardiovascular conditions in patients awaiting renal transplantation significantly improves post-transplantation cardiac complications. We describe a case of symptomatic coronary fistula treated with percutaneous coil embolization in a young adult awaiting renal transplantation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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