title: Right pulmonary artery-to-left atrial fistula.
abstract: Right pulmonary artery-to-left atrial fistula is a rare congenital anomaly. Contrast echocardiography and cardiac catheterization diagnosed a right pulmonary artery-to-left atrial fistula in a 24-year-old female with a history of cyanosis since childhood, and recurrent thromboembolism. She underwent successful surgical closure of the fistula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. mmmbits@giasmd01.vsnl.net
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faizal
authors.forename: Nainar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Madhu Sankar
authors.forename: Kona Samba
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Kotturathu Mammen
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery