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Descending aorta to right atrial fistula
Author(s) -
Ho Andrew B.,
Magee Alan G.,
Hayes Nicholas
Publication year - 2017
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.27129
Subject(s) - medicine , descending aorta , fistula , radiology , cardiac catheterization , computed tomographic , aorta , occlusion , lesion , cardiology , surgery , computed tomography
Here, we report a four‐day old neonate presenting with cardiovascular collapse secondary to a descending aorta to right atrial fistula. Echocardiography was suggestive of the diagnosis and confirmed with computed tomographic (CT) imaging. The fistula was successfully occluded via cardiac catheterization using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II implanted from the right atrial aspect. This report includes the first CT imaging of this extremely rare congenital defect as well as detailing the first successful transcatheter occlusion of this particular lesion.