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Bioptome-assisted coil occlusion of coronary artery fistula
Sivadasan Radha Anil1, Kothandam Sivakumar, R Krishna Kumar
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi.
Indian Heart Journal
|June 28, 2002
Abstract:
We describe a novel technique that allows controlled and precise delivery of single or multiple coils simultaneously for occlusion of a coronary artery fistula using a bioptome passed via a long sheath positioned at the distal end of the fistula. The fistula was balloon occluded distal to the take-off of the native branches before, during and after coil delivery in two patients.