title: Direct communication between right pulmonary artery and left atrium.
abstract: A case of direct communication between right pulmonary artery and left atrium is reported. The diagnosis was made before surgical correction. A surgical ligation of the fistula resolved the cyanosis of the patient. Selective angiocardiogram of the right pulmonary artery 4 months after surgery revealed no residual shunt. This very rare malformation should be considered in the clinical setting of unexplained cyanosis. This is the number 50 case reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiopatías Congénitas, Hospital de Cardiología CMN, Siglo XXI, IMSS, México, D.F. alva1@df1.telmex.net.mx
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alva
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiménez Arteaga
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Soberanes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortegón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ledesma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Argüero
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*