Transcatheter coil embolization of a high-flow coronary artery fistula using 0.052-inch gianturco coils: a case report. |
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| Authors: | Eiki Tayama Teiji Akagi Takahiro Shojima Hiroshi Tomoeda Toru Takaseya Shuji Fukunaga Nobuhiko Hayashida Shigeaki Aoyagi |
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| Institution: | Departments of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. eiki@med.kurume-u.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | A giant, high-flow coronary fistula is usually difficult to treat by transcatheter coil embolization, but the 0.052-inch Gianturco coil, which is larger and has a stronger shape memory than conventional coils, is now available. Using this device and additional conventional coils, a high-flow coronary artery fistula in a healthy 31-year-old man was successfully embolized. The new Gianturco coil widens the indication for the transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistulas. |
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