title: Transcatheter closure of left pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula in a neonate using amplatzer duct occluder I.
abstract: A direct-fistula type communication between branch pulmonary artery (PA) to left atrium (LA), particularly left PA to LA, is a very rare congenital cardiopulmonary disorder. Although surgical repair is the conventional treatment, transcatheter device or coil closure is feasible in selected cases of a relatively frequent variant - right PA to LA fistula. Ours is the first case of successful transcatheter closure of a large left PA to LA fistula with Amplatzer duct occluder in a cyanotic neonate by transseptal approach.
authors.affiliation: UNM Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, 09, Shreedher Tenament, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380024, India. bthakkarin@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Bhavesh M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Thakkar
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raval
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oswal
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome