title: Aortopulmonary Fistula after Multiple Pulmonary Artery Stenting and Dilatation for Postarterial Switch Supravalvular Stenosis.
abstract: We present a case of iatrogenic aortopulmonary fistula following pulmonary artery (PA) stenting late after arterial switch operation (ASO) for D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA), an unusual complication that may be encountered more frequently in contemporary adult cardiology clinics. The diagnosis should be sought in the face of unexplained heart failure in patients who underwent ASO and subsequent PA angioplasty. Treatment should be instituted in a timely fashion, and options include surgical correction or implantation of a duct occluder or covered stent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium ; Division of Cardiology, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada H4J 1C5.
authors.forename: Maude
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagé
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium ; Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. C.C. Iliescu", 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Oana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nastase
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maes
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kefer
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sluysmans
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poncelet
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubay
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pasquet