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This study reports our experience in transcatheter closure of CAF with Nit-Occlude PDA coil and midterm clinical and imaging follow-up.\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Twelve children with congenital CAF between 2009 and 2019, mean age 2.05\u2009\u00b1\u20092.05\u00a0years (4\u00a0days to 7.2\u00a0years), mean weight 8.8\u2009\u00b1\u20094.83 (2.8\u201317\u00a0kg), who underwent transcatheter closure with PFM coil at the Namazi hospital, Shiraz, Iran, were reported. Echocardiography and electrocardiogram were done before and after the procedure (early, 3, and 6\u00a0months after), and Multi-slice computerized tomography or conventional coronary angiography was performed at least one year after closure.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In a median follow-up of 5.5\u00a0years (range 13\u00a0months to 8\u00a0years), retrogradely closed fistula had no residual, and the fistula tract was wholly occluded, but in most anterogradely closed fistula, had a small residual, which made the fistula tract open and need additional coil closure.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Transcatheter closure of CAF with PFM coil is feasible and effective with low mortality and morbidity, although antegrade closure with this device may be accompanied by residual shunt and need for multiple coil insertion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12872-021-01999-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,20]],"date-time":"2021-04-20T10:03:50Z","timestamp":1618913030000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Midterm follow up of transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula with Nit-Occlud\u00ae patent ductus arteriosus coil"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Hamid","family":"Amoozgar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Reza","family":"Edraki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7647-178X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amir","family":"Naghshzan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nima","family":"Mehdizadegan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hamid","family":"Mohammadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gholamhossein","family":"Ajami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmad Ali","family":"Amirghofran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,20]]},"reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"1999_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"211","DOI":"10.1007\/s00392-016-1041-6","volume":"106","author":"M Christmann","year":"2017","unstructured":"Christmann M, Hoop R, Dave H, Quandt D, Knirsch W, Kretschmar O. 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