Transcatheter embolization of a residual congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula with a detachable balloon; superiority of interventional cardiology?

Transcatheter embolization of a residual congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula with a detachable balloon; superiority of interventional cardiology?

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A ten-year-old girl who presented with a continuous murmur was diagnosed with a right coronary to right ventricular fistula with colored Doppler echocardiography and read more selective arteriography.She underwent traditional treatment-ligation of the fistula by sternotomy.Afterwards, the systolic component of the murmur persisted and repeat arteriography showed a residual il barone wine shunt through the fistula, with no change in the diameter of the right coronary artery.We describe the first case in which a residual fistula was treated with a detachable balloon embolization.