Left aortic sinus to right atrial fistula--percutaneous closure in a septuagenarian female.
A 71 year-old female presented with a large left aortic sinus to right atrial fistula causing severe congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Successful percutaneous closure of the defect was achieved using a 20/18 duct occluder with dramatic improvement in symptoms.
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A, Dr. J.J. Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai 600 037, India.
Vijayakumar
V
Subban
Vimala
V
Jesudian
Neil
N
Wilson
Mullasari Ajit
MA
Sankardas
Raghavan Nair Suresh
RN
Kumar
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy