title: Ascending aorta to main pulmonary artery fistula following orthotopic heart transplantation: successful percutaneous closure employing an Amplatzer Duct Occluder.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: todd.kiefer@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vavalle
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devore
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Chetan B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Gehrig
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: J Kevin
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001011:Aorta; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Amplatzer Duct Occluder; cardiac transplantation; fistula; transthoracic echocardiogram