A 69-year-old patient with history of heart transplant in 2018 due to Chaga’s disease underwent a 2-years control myocardial perfusion imaging scintigraphy, which demonstrated minor stress-induced apical ischemia. He was asymptomatic, and his last endomyocardial biopsy was 2 years ago, with no history of graft rejection.
After the scintigraphy finding of ischemia, a coronary angiography was performed, which displayed a fistula between the left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with subsequent coronary occlusion (). This is a rare complication of endomyocardial biopsy.
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Treatment of post-endomyocardial biopsy fistula between left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with coils
Marchi,Mauricio Felippi de Sá and Kanhouche,Gabriel and Kajita,Luiz Junya. Treatment of post-endomyocardial biopsy fistula between left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with coils. J Transcat Intervent [online]. 2022, vol.30, [cited 2026-03-06], Available from: <https://jotci.org/article/treatment-of-post-endomyocardial-biopsy-fistula-between-left-anterior-descending-artery-and-right-ventricle-with-coils/>. ISSN . .
Marchi,Mauricio Felippi de Sá; Kanhouche,Gabriel; Kajita,Luiz Junya. Treatment of post-endomyocardial biopsy fistula between left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with coils. J Transcat Intervent, v.30, May. 2022. Available from: <https://jotci.org/article/treatment-of-post-endomyocardial-biopsy-fistula-between-left-anterior-descending-artery-and-right-ventricle-with-coils/>. acess on 06 Mar. 2026. .
Marchi,Mauricio Felippi de Sá, & Kanhouche,Gabriel, & Kajita,Luiz Junya. (2022). Treatment of post-endomyocardial biopsy fistula between left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with coils. J Transcat Intervent, 30, .
MarchiMauricio Felippi de Sá, KanhoucheGabriel, KajitaLuiz Junya. Treatment of post-endomyocardial biopsy fistula between left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with coils. J Transcat Intervent [Internet]. 2022 May [cited 2026 Mar 06]; 30: Available from: https://jotci.org/article/treatment-of-post-endomyocardial-biopsy-fistula-between-left-anterior-descending-artery-and-right-ventricle-with-coils/. .
Figure 1
(A) Fistula between the left anterior descending artery and right ventricle with subsequent coronary occlusion. (B and C) Coils deliverance. (D) Final angiography.