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Can TTE Diagnose Right Pulmonary Artery‐to‐Left Atrial Fistula? A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Zhang Minyu,
Liu Mei,
Gao Yu,
Huang Xiaoling,
Ding Guichun,
Wang Jianhua
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13085
Subject(s) - medicine , rare disease , pulmonary artery , cardiology , radiology , computed tomography , fistula , heart disease , right heart , right pulmonary artery , disease
Mini‐Abstract This article describes echocardiographic features of a PA ‐ LAF case which is a very rare congenital heart disease and assesses the diagnostic value of echocardiography by comparing echocardiographic features with the clinical characteristics, computed tomography imaging features, and surgical findings.