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A rare cause of cyanosis in newborns: arteriovenous fistula between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium and its treatment

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2018

Kahraman Yakut ,
Birgul Varan  and
Murat Ozkan
Kahraman Yakut*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Birgul Varan
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
Murat Ozkan
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: K. Yakut, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Baskent University, Fevzi Çakmak Cad. 10. Sok. No: 45, 06490 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey. Tel: +90 312 212 68 68/1382; Fax: +90 312 223 73 33; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The formation of a fistula between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium via a sac is a very rare cyanotic congenital cardiopulmonary defect. A fistula between the pulmonary artery and left atrium may cause cardiac failure in utero. It can safely be treated surgically and in selected cases closure can be performed with transcatheter insertion of a device. In this article, we present a case with a fistula between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium that was considered unsuitable for transcatheter closure and was safely treated surgically.

Keywords

Fistulacyanosisarteriovenous malformationsurgical treatmentgeneral cardiology
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , April 2018 , pp. 605 - 607
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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