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the fact that only a single AVP II is commonly needed&#44; and the reduced need to maintain catheter position during multiple coil deployments&#44; make it advantageous for occluding larger vascular structures&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> Additionally&#44; deployment of several coils results in increased fluoroscopy time&#44; contrast volume&#44; and costs&#44; as well as a risk of embolization due to high flow in arterial vessels&#44; often favoring the vascular plug device&#46; In our case&#44; a retrograde route &#40;via arterial access&#41; was chosen due to the anatomic location of the entry point of the CAF and the inability to stabilize a delivery sheath in an optimal position from a transvenous approach&#46; Also&#44; attempting this procedure using an antegrade approach can increase the risk of tricuspid valve damage&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">9</span></a> Clearly there are trade-offs as the retrograde approach can result in damage to the RCA and thrombotic coronary complications&#46; Minimizing catheter dwell time within the coronary artery&#44; efficient workflow&#44; and optimizing anticoagulation regimens are keys to success when taking this approach&#46; Since we were able to perform multiple hand-injection angiographies via the side arm of a Tuohy-Borst connection for evaluation of the blood flow of small RCA branches&#44; we did not use balloon test occlusion during the procedure&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Gon&#231;alves et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a> from Portugal presented an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with a large CAF and transcatheter closure via arterial access using both an AVP II and an Amplatzer duct occluder &#40;AGA Medical Corporation&#44; Golden Valley&#44; MN&#41;&#46; Jang et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0110"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> from South Korea and Balaguru et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> from Boston reported successful transvenous closure of a large CAF with a single AVP in three-year-old and two-year-old females&#44; respectively&#46; Ismail et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> from the UK performed transcatheter occlusion of a CAF using an AVP II in an 11-month-old boy&#46; To the best of our knowledge&#44; our patient is the youngest case in the literature to undergo percutaneous closure of a CAF with an AVP II via a retrograde approach&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In conclusion&#44; the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II appeared safe&#44; effective and relatively easy to use for CAF closure in this infant&#46; Larger studies and even randomized trials comparing this approach to surgery would be valuable&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Ethical disclosures</span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Protection of human and animal subjects</span><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that no experiments were performed on humans or animals for this study&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Confidentiality of data</span><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have followed the protocols of their work center on the publication of patient data&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Right to privacy and informed consent</span><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have obtained the written informed consent of the patients or subjects mentioned in the article&#46; 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Percutaneous closure of a coronary fistula with single Amplatzer Vascular Plug II in a five-month-old female: The youngest case report
Encerramento percutâneo de uma fístula coronária com o dispositivo Amplatzer Vascular Plug II numa menina de cinco anos: o caso clínico mais jovem
Mustafa Gulgun
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Children's National Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Washington, District of Colombia, United States
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angled glide catheter &#40;Terumo Medical&#44; Somerset&#44; NJ&#41; was used retrogradely &#40;via arterial access&#41; to engage the RCA and was advanced distally into the mouth of the fistula&#46; Using a snare with antegrade route &#40;via venous access&#41;&#44; an arteriovenous loop was created in the pulmonary artery and was used to advance a 4F long sheath &#40;Cook Medical&#44; Bloomington&#44; IN&#41; deep into the dilated RCA to the level of the fistulous connection with the RV&#46; With the long sheath in position&#44; a 4 mm Amplatzer Vascular Plug II &#40;AVP II&#41; &#40;St&#46; Jude Medical&#44; Austin&#44; TX&#41; was deployed into the mouth of the fistula &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Figure 1</a>B&#41;&#46; With the plug in position&#44; but not released&#44; a hand injection demonstrated the position of the plug relative to the entry point as well as the location of the normal right coronary branches&#46; One recapture and readjustment of the plug was required to optimize the location and to ensure patency of the main RCA and its branches&#46; The plug was then released&#44; the sheath withdrawn from the RCA&#44; and another angiogram 10 minutes after deployment of the plug demonstrated successful complete occlusion of the fistula as well as some vasospasm in the distal segment of the dilated RCA&#44; with tapering and narrowing &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Figure 1</a>C&#41;&#46; Nitroglycerin was administered with some mild improvement in the distal vessel and no compromise of flow in the normal coronary branches&#46; There was no cardiac murmur&#44; continuous flow on echocardiography or ST-T wave changes indicating ischemia&#44; and the RV remained normal over 24 hours post-procedure&#46; The patient was discharged home on once daily aspirin therapy planned for six months&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Discussion</span><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although there are several reports of spontaneous closure of CAF&#44; percutaneous interventional treatment is the preferred approach for large fistulas due to their potential complications such as pulmonary hypertension&#44; heart failure&#44; endocarditis&#44; rupture&#44; thrombosis&#44; and myocardial ischemia&#46; CAF may become more complicated with age&#44; as suggested by some previous reports&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#8211;6</span></a></p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The vascular plug device we used is characterized by a close-knit 144-wire nitinol mesh with no fabric&#44; allowing the device to be delivered through a smaller delivery catheter with diameter up to 22 mm&#46; The device is user-friendly and attached to a flexible delivery cable&#46; A single plug is usually effective for closure without the use of additional devices&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7&#44;8</span></a> Although cost comparisons may favor coils&#44; the fact that only a single AVP II is commonly needed&#44; and the reduced need to maintain catheter position during multiple coil deployments&#44; make it advantageous for occluding larger vascular structures&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> Additionally&#44; deployment of several coils results in increased fluoroscopy time&#44; contrast volume&#44; and costs&#44; as well as a risk of embolization due to high flow in arterial vessels&#44; often favoring the vascular plug device&#46; In our case&#44; a retrograde route &#40;via arterial access&#41; was chosen due to the anatomic location of the entry point of the CAF and the inability to stabilize a delivery sheath in an optimal position from a transvenous approach&#46; Also&#44; attempting this procedure using an antegrade approach can increase the risk of tricuspid valve damage&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">9</span></a> Clearly there are trade-offs as the retrograde approach can result in damage to the RCA and thrombotic coronary complications&#46; Minimizing catheter dwell time within the coronary artery&#44; efficient workflow&#44; and optimizing anticoagulation regimens are keys to success when taking this approach&#46; Since we were able to perform multiple hand-injection angiographies via the side arm of a Tuohy-Borst connection for evaluation of the blood flow of small RCA branches&#44; we did not use balloon test occlusion during the procedure&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Gon&#231;alves et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">10</span></a> from Portugal presented an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with a large CAF and transcatheter closure via arterial access using both an AVP II and an Amplatzer duct occluder &#40;AGA Medical Corporation&#44; Golden Valley&#44; MN&#41;&#46; Jang et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0110"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> from South Korea and Balaguru et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> from Boston reported successful transvenous closure of a large CAF with a single AVP in three-year-old and two-year-old females&#44; respectively&#46; Ismail et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> from the UK performed transcatheter occlusion of a CAF using an AVP II in an 11-month-old boy&#46; To the best of our knowledge&#44; our patient is the youngest case in the literature to undergo percutaneous closure of a CAF with an AVP II via a retrograde approach&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In conclusion&#44; the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II appeared safe&#44; effective and relatively easy to use for CAF closure in this infant&#46; Larger studies and even randomized trials comparing this approach to surgery would be valuable&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Ethical disclosures</span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Protection of human and animal subjects</span><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that no experiments were performed on humans or animals for this study&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Confidentiality of data</span><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have followed the protocols of their work center on the publication of patient data&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Right to privacy and informed consent</span><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have obtained the written informed consent of the patients or subjects mentioned in the article&#46; 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