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Transcatheter closure of an aortoatrial fistula following a surgical aortic valve replacement
Author(s) -
Alkhouli Mohamad,
Almustafa Ahmed,
Kawsara Akram,
Tarabishy Abdul
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.13113
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic valve replacement , fistula , surgery , aortic valve , valve replacement , closure (psychology) , cardiology , stenosis , market economy , economics
Aorto‐atrial fistulas are rare complications of aortic valve replacement. We report a case of a post‐aortic valve replacement aorto‐atrial fistula that was closed percutaneously with an Amplatz Ductal Occluder‐II device.