Neurointervention.  2006 Aug;1(1):35-38.

Congenital Intracranial Pial Arteriovenous Fistula Complicated with Congestive Heart Failure in Neonate: A Case Report

• Sheen SH
• Jung C
• Cho JH
• Kwon BJ
• Han MH

Abstract

Congenital intracranial pial arteriovenous fistula complicated with high output heart failure is a rare disease of the cerebral vasculature. Like vein of Galen malformation, it can cause high output cardiac failure, but the treatment strategy is different. To lead a neonate with severe heart failure to normally grow with the brain and body, a rapid treatment is mandatory and has to target on removing the fistula. The authors report on a neonate with congenital pial arteriovenous fistula complicated with high output heart failure, which recovered with transarterial embolization and allowed the neonate to thrive.

Keyword

Congenital; Intracranial pial arteriovenous fistula; Congestive heart failure; Endovascular treatment

MeSH Terms

Arteriovenous Fistula*
Brain
Cerebral Veins
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)*
Fistula
Heart Failure*
Humans
Infant, Newborn*
Rare Diseases
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)