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Coronary arteriovenous fistula

MedGen UID:
1618880
•Concept ID:
C0238127
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031563

Definition

An abnormal communication between the terminus of a coronary artery, bypassing the myocardial capillary bed and entering any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCoronary arteriovenous fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Transcatheter embolization treatment of coronary arteriovenous fistulas.
Aydogan U
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2003 Mar;11(1):63-7. doi: 10.1177/021849230301100115. PMID: 12692026
The diagnosis and treatment of coronary arteriovenous fistula.
SANGER PW, TAYLOR FH, ROBICSEK F
Surgery 1959 Feb;45(2):344-51. PMID: 13625013

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term outcomes following surgical repair of coronary artery fistula in adults.
Wada Y, Marui A, Arai Y, Nagasawa A, Tsumaru S, Arakaki R, Iida J, Kuroda Y, Tamai Y, Fukushima T, Soga Y
J Card Surg 2021 Dec;36(12):4618-4622. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/jocs.16056. PMID: 34618983
Coronary anomalies in tetralogy of Fallot - A meta-analysis.
Koppel CJ, Jongbloed MRM, Kiès P, Hazekamp MG, Mertens BJA, Schalij MJ, Vliegen HW
Int J Cardiol 2020 May 1;306:78-85. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.02.037. PMID: 32156463
Ectatic left circumflex artery with fistula to coronary sinus presenting with inferior wall myocardial infarction.
Vivek G, Naha K, Ramachandran P, Rajagopal KV
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Jul 9;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006473. PMID: 22778478Free PMC Article
Starfish-assisted off-pump obliteration of massive coronary arteriovenous fistulae.
Sun S, Li JY, Hu PY, Wu SJ
Tex Heart Inst J 2005;32(4):595-7. PMID: 16429913Free PMC Article
Transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistula with controlled release coils.
Quek SC, Wong J, Tay JS, Reidy J, Qureshi SA
J Paediatr Child Health 1996 Dec;32(6):542-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00971.x. PMID: 9007788

Diagnosis

Prenatal diagnosis of an aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa.
Zhao S, Chen X, Yang X
Echocardiography 2015 Apr;32(4):716-9. Epub 2014 Nov 20 doi: 10.1111/echo.12841. PMID: 25409769
Comprehensive three-dimensional analysis of right-sided aortic arch with multiple vascular anomalies.
Lee CH, Son JW, Park JS
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2014 Aug 20;14:104. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-104. PMID: 25138741Free PMC Article
Ectatic left circumflex artery with fistula to coronary sinus presenting with inferior wall myocardial infarction.
Vivek G, Naha K, Ramachandran P, Rajagopal KV
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Jul 9;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006473. PMID: 22778478Free PMC Article
Coronary arteriovenous fistula.
Song BG, Park YH, Kang GH, Chun WJ
Heart Lung Circ 2011 Dec;20(12):775. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.06.005. PMID: 22207910
Transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistula with controlled release coils.
Quek SC, Wong J, Tay JS, Reidy J, Qureshi SA
J Paediatr Child Health 1996 Dec;32(6):542-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00971.x. PMID: 9007788

Therapy

Inadvertent anastomosis of the left internal mammary artery to the great cardiac vein.
Saba SG, Makaryus JN, Kahn S, Shah R, Meraj P
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2018 Jan;19(1 Pt A):75-76. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.05.001. PMID: 28578897
Coronary arteriovenous fistula.
Song BG, Park YH, Kang GH, Chun WJ
Heart Lung Circ 2011 Dec;20(12):775. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.06.005. PMID: 22207910
Coronary arteriovenous fistulas in the adults: natural history and management strategies.
Ata Y, Turk T, Bicer M, Yalcin M, Ata F, Yavuz S
J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 Nov 6;4:62. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-62. PMID: 19891792Free PMC Article
Endocarditis caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus mitis in a 12-year-old boy.
Huang IF, Chiou CC, Liu YC, Hsieh KS
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2002 Jun;35(2):129-32. PMID: 12099335
Therapeutic embolization for unusual latrogenic complications related to coronary revascularization.
Thomas WJ, Moskowitz WB, Freedman A, Vetrovec GW, Goudreau E
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 1999 Apr;46(4):457-62. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(199904)46:4<457::AID-CCD16>3.0.CO;2-K. PMID: 10216016

Prognosis

Ruptured aneurysm of coronary arteriovenous fistula without aneurysmal coronary artery.
Uchida T, Kuroda Y, Ohba E, Yamashita A, Nakai S, Kobayashi K, Ochiai T, Sadahiro M
J Card Surg 2020 Sep;35(9):2403-2406. Epub 2020 Jul 11 doi: 10.1111/jocs.14793. PMID: 32652717
Coronary anomalies in tetralogy of Fallot - A meta-analysis.
Koppel CJ, Jongbloed MRM, Kiès P, Hazekamp MG, Mertens BJA, Schalij MJ, Vliegen HW
Int J Cardiol 2020 May 1;306:78-85. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.02.037. PMID: 32156463
Comprehensive three-dimensional analysis of right-sided aortic arch with multiple vascular anomalies.
Lee CH, Son JW, Park JS
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2014 Aug 20;14:104. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-104. PMID: 25138741Free PMC Article
Starfish-assisted off-pump obliteration of massive coronary arteriovenous fistulae.
Sun S, Li JY, Hu PY, Wu SJ
Tex Heart Inst J 2005;32(4):595-7. PMID: 16429913Free PMC Article
Transcatheter embolization of coronary artery fistula with controlled release coils.
Quek SC, Wong J, Tay JS, Reidy J, Qureshi SA
J Paediatr Child Health 1996 Dec;32(6):542-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00971.x. PMID: 9007788

Clinical prediction guides

Long-term outcomes following surgical repair of coronary artery fistula in adults.
Wada Y, Marui A, Arai Y, Nagasawa A, Tsumaru S, Arakaki R, Iida J, Kuroda Y, Tamai Y, Fukushima T, Soga Y
J Card Surg 2021 Dec;36(12):4618-4622. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/jocs.16056. PMID: 34618983
Right coronary artery ectasia with coronary arteriovenous fistula mimicking Takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in the electrocardiogram.
Tsuchiya A, Nagai M, Dote K
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2017 Nov;33(11):1841-1843. Epub 2017 May 29 doi: 10.1007/s10554-017-1176-1. PMID: 28555388
Comprehensive three-dimensional analysis of right-sided aortic arch with multiple vascular anomalies.
Lee CH, Son JW, Park JS
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2014 Aug 20;14:104. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-104. PMID: 25138741Free PMC Article
Bizarre electrocardiographic changes during occlusion of a congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula.
Akdemir R, Yeter E, Kilic H, Yucel M
Cardiol Young 2013 Apr;23(2):295-8. Epub 2012 May 28 doi: 10.1017/S1047951112000728. PMID: 22632129
Multiplane transesophageal echocardiography for assessing cardiac abnormalities: comparison to biplane imaging.
Chou LP, Lin SL, Tsai PF, Yang CY, Liu CP, Chiang HT
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) 1999 Sep;62(9):577-85. PMID: 10502847

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