Transcatheter closure of aortico right atrial tunnel--a rare cardiac anomaly.
Aortico right atrial tunnel is a rare anomaly with intriguing embryological basis characterized by a tubular communication between the ascending aorta and the right atrium. Few isolated cases reported in literature were often surgically managed on cardiopulmonary bypass. We report a successful transcatheter closure of a large aortico right atrial tunnel in 1 patient with anatomical and technical details.
Sivakumar
Kothandam
K
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Apollo Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. drkumarsiva@hotmail.com
Shahani
Jagdish M
JM
Francis
Edwin
E
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004867:Equipment Design; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male