CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA

Course overview

CORONARY ARTERY FISTULAS ARE ABERRANT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CORONARY ARTERIES AND OTHER STRUCTURES, SUCH AS OTHER BRANCHES OF ARTERIES OR HEART CHAMBERS. THEY ARE LARGELY ASYMPTOMATIC BUT CAN LEAD TO SEVERAL LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS. AS A RESULT, APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSIS WITH CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AND TREATMENT WITH CATHETERIZATION CLOSURE IS NECESSARY. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY FISTULAS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.