Abstract
A 70-year-old female with a history of rheumatic heart disease underwent rereplacement of mitral valve mechanical prosthesis in May 2003. Seven months later, she presented with progressive exertional dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and a new holosystolic/diastolic murmur. Echocardiography confirmed a large shunt through a fistula in the inferior limbus of the atrial septum with left ventricular-to-right atrial communication. We report the novel use of the Amplatzer duct occluder for closure of the fistulous tract.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 522-527 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2005 |
Keywords
- Amplatzer duct occluder
- Interventional cardiac catheterization
- Left ventricular-to-right atrial fistula
- Mitral valve prosthesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine