Cor Vasa 2004, 45(6):287-289

Transcatheter coronary fistula closure as a treatment of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

Marcela Škvařilová^1,*, Vladimír Rozsíval², Antonín Krajina³, Alan Bulava¹, Martin Fiala¹, Jan Lukl¹

¹ I. interní klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc

² I. interní klinika

³ Radiologické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Česká republika

The authors present the case of a 62-year-old female with clinical signs of coronary artery disease and repetitive sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) diagnosed to have a coronary fistula between the circumflex artery and the pulmonary artery. Transcatheter closure of the fistula was performed using histoacryl in September 1995. An electrophysiological study was performed postoperatively and no VT was induced. The patient remained free of any malignant arrhythmic events during eight-year follow-up.

Keywords: Coronary fistula; Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia; Transcatheter occlusion

Published: June 1, 2004  Show citation