AI Article Synopsis
- * Management options for IMA AVFs differ, ranging from surgery to close the fistula to less invasive methods like transcatheter embolization or simply monitoring the condition.
- * A specific case is presented involving a patient who developed heart issues, including arrhythmias and heart failure, due to a left IMA AVF that occurred following open heart surgery, ultimately treated with percutaneous embolization.
Article Abstract
Internal mammary artery (IMA) arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) are exceedingly rare. There have been a few case reports documenting incidences of IMA AVFs arising from traumatic, iatrogenic, and congenital causes. Recommendations for management of IMA AVFs vary from open surgical ligation-excision to transcatheter embolization to observation. We present an unusual case of a patient who presented with ventricular arrhythmias and heart failure symptoms due to a left IMA AVF that formed after open heart surgery. The patient ultimately underwent percutaneous embolization of the fistulous connection.
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