Fistula from Congenital Subclavian Artery to Azygos Vein with Congestive Heart Failure in an Adult

Yuanbo Wu; Lianghao Fan; Zhifeng He; Wayne Zhang; Jue Wang

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.12.073

Fistula from Congenital Subclavian Artery to Azygos Vein with Congestive Heart Failure in an Adult

Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Jul:58:384.e1-384.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.12.073. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Authors

Yuanbo Wu¹, Lianghao Fan², Zhifeng He¹, Wayne Zhang³, Jue Wang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
² Department of Invasive Technology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
³ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: wangjue204AG@163.com.

PMID: 30802566
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.12.073

Abstract

Congenital arteriovenous communications arising from subclavian artery are very rare. We report the first case of multiple congenital arteriovenous fistulas between the right subclavian artery and azygos vein presenting with congestive heart failure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula / physiopathology
Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy
Azygos Vein / abnormalities*
Azygos Vein / diagnostic imaging
Azygos Vein / physiopathology
Blood Flow Velocity
Computed Tomography Angiography
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / etiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Phlebography / methods
Regional Blood Flow
Subclavian Artery / abnormalities*
Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
Subclavian Artery / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome