title: Successful transcatheter closure of unusual giant and symptomatic right ventricle to right atrium fistula.
abstract: We report on a patient with a significantly enlarged right heart caused by a rare right ventricle to right atrium fistula. Cardiac magnetic resonance revealed diagnosis and delineated detailed anatomy of the defect. The shunt was successfully closed with an implantation of Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. We discuss possible causes of this anomaly and its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Nephrology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland; Department of Cardiology, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moszura
authors.forename: Rafal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Surmacz
authors.forename: Siew Yen
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bobkowski
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: congenital heart defect; interventional therapy; right heart; vascular plug