title: [Transcatheter closure of aorto-left atrial fistula using an Amplatzer device].
abstract: Aorto-left atrial fistulas are rare. We describe the case of a patient in whom transcatheter closure of an aorto-left atrial fistula was carried out using an Amplatzer septal occluder. The patient had previously undergone cardiac surgery twice because of a recurrent left atrial myxoma. Closure of this type of fistula using a transcatheter device should be considered when the location and size of the fistula are appropriate and there are no associated abnormalities. The risk of surgery must also be taken into account.
authors.affiliation: Unidad del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain. jmhg@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hernández-García
authors.forename: Juan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Alonso-Briales
authors.forename: Manuel F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Navarro
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Bueno
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González-Cocina
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Such-Martínez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000628:therapy*