Bielefeld KJ, Seib PM, Fontenot EE. Novel use of an Amplatzer Vascular Occluder II to close an acquired fistula between a reconstructed aortic arch and the left atrial appendage in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012;
80:940-3. [PMID:
22517585 DOI:
10.1002/ccd.24400]
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Abstract
An 8-month-old female with hypoplastic left heart syndrome had undergone bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis at the age of 4.5 months and presented with a new continuous flow murmur on routine follow-up. Diagnostic catheterization demonstrated a fistula between the left atrial appendage and the neo-aortic arch. The fistula was sealed with an Amplatzer Vascular Occluder II device without complications.
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