title: Transcatheter closure of direct communication of main pulmonary artery to left atrium using muscular VSD occluder in an infant.
abstract: We report a direct main pulmonary artery (MPA) to left atrium (LA) communication in a 21-month-old infant which is closed by transcatheter approach using a muscular VSD occluder. We explain the characteristic diagnostic clues of this anomaly on chest radiography, echocardiography and angiography. To our knowledge this is the first case of congenital MPA to LA communication effectively occluded by a VSD muscular occluder.
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center and Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. erad@tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Elaheh Malakan
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rad
authors.forename: Mohammad Yousef
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Arabi
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult