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Transcatheter closure of multiple coronary to pulmonary artery fistulas in Fontan physiology using Amplatzer Vascular Plugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2025

Jun Sato Open the ORCID record for Jun Sato [Opens in a new window] ,
Atsuko Kato Open the ORCID record for Atsuko Kato [Opens in a new window]  and
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Jun Sato*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Chukyo Children’s Heart Center, Japan Community Health Organization Chukyo Hospital , Nagoya, Japan
Atsuko Kato
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Chukyo Children’s Heart Center, Japan Community Health Organization Chukyo Hospital , Nagoya, Japan
*
Corresponding Author: Jun Sato; Email: sato111.ped@gmail.com
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Abstract

Coronary to pulmonary artery fistula is a rare malformation that can be detected incidentally because most cases are asymptomatic. Here, we present multiple micro coronary to pulmonary artery fistulas in a Fontan physiology adult patient, which leaded dyspnoea due to elevated pulmonary artery pressure and were successfully closed with vascular plugs from the pulmonary side.

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pulmonary to coronary artery fistulaFontanphysiologyVascular Plugs

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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 4
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

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