@Article{chd.12781,
AUTHOR = {Kieu T. Huynh, Vien T. Truong, Tam N. M. Ngo, Thao B. Dang, Wojciech Mazur, Eugene S. Chung, Justin T. Tretter, Dean J. Kereiakes, Tuyen K. Le, Vinh N. Pham},
TITLE = {The clinical characteristics of coronary artery fistula anomalies in children and adults: A 24‐year experience},
JOURNAL = {Structural and Congenital Heart Disease},
VOLUME = {14},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {5},
PAGES = {772--777},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/schd/v14n5/38840},
ISSN = {3071-1738},
ABSTRACT = {Objectives: The aim of our work is to investigate the clinical characteristics of coro‐
nary artery fistula (CAF) anomalies in South Vietnam.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 119 patients with diagnosis of definite
CAF between January 1992 and April 2016. The demographic, clinical, echocardio‐
graphic, and angiographic characteristics and management of CAF with short‐term
outcomes are described.
Results: The median age was 15 years (range, 1‐79 years), with 49 male (41%) and 70
female (59%). There were 77 symptomatic patients (64.7%) and 91 patients (76.5%)
who presented with a murmur. The electrocardiogram was abnormal in 45.4% and
cardiac enlargement or increased pulmonary vasculature were seen in 76 patients
(63.9%) on chest X‐ray. The sensitivity of echocardiography for CAF diagnosis was
79%. The source of the fistula was most often from the RCA (54%), most commonly
to right atrium (34.5%) or right ventricle (31.1%). In comparison with surgery, tran‐
scatheter closure had a shorter hospital length of stay (5.4 ± 3.8 days vs 12.6 ± 6.5
days, P = .02) and better postprocedural left ventricular ejection fraction (67.9 ± 8.1%
vs 62.9 ± 6.0%, P = .03).
Conclusion: The majority of fistula in this study originated from the RCA and termi‐
nated in the right atrium or the right ventricle. Transcatheter and surgical closure are
both relatively safe and effective, with the potential for shortened length of hospital
stay following transcatheter closure.},
DOI = {10.1111/chd.12781}
}