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Pop goes the PA ! and the aorta! iatrogenic aortopulmonary connections
Author(s) -
“Sam” Lucas Victor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26123
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , aorta , cardiology , complication , stent , pulmonary artery , aortopulmonary window , catheter , surgery , radiology
Key Points Iatrogenic aortopulmonary connections may occur after pulmonary artery angioplasty, stent or trans‐catheter pulmonary valve implantation Patients with Ross autograft or arterial switch procedure may be at particular risk for this complication Timely diagnosis is facilitated by post‐intervention aortic angiogram