Aortopulmonary Fistula Occurring 4 Years After Replacement of the Ascending Aorta

Maeder, Micha T.; Wölber, Thomas; Künzli, Andreas; Genoni, Michele; Blank, Robert; Rickli, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.029

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“…Aortic valve replacement may be complicated by creation of a fistulous communication with neighboring structures, including the pulmonary artery, 8 right atrium, 9 left atrium, 4 and right ventricle 10 . This can occur in the presence or absence of valve endocarditis.…”

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Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula

Yaman¹,

Ammash

Espinosa

et al. 2007

Congenital Heart Disease

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Aorto-left atrial fistula is a rare entity in which the integrity of the aortic root bordering the left atrium is disrupted. The clinical presentation is highly variable, depending predominantly on the size of the fistula and the pressure difference between the aorta and the left atrium. Surgical repair was the standard treatment. Recently, however, there have been reports of successful transcatheter closure. We report a 32-year-old male with Shone's syndrome who had multiple prior surgical procedures including aortic and mitral valve replacements. He presented with an aorto-left atrial fistula that was successfully closed percutaneously using an Amplatzer atrial septal defect device.

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Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula

Yaman¹,

Ammash

Espinosa

et al. 2007

Congenital Heart Disease

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“…Iatrogenic communications between the aorta and pulmonary artery (PA) are uncommon, but can result from various causes, including trauma, complications of central venous catheters or cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass, aortic pathology or surgery, and transcatheter intervention . An iatrogenic aortopulmonary (AP) communication after transcatheter intervention on the pulmonary circulation, such as balloon pulmonary arterioplasty, PA stent implantation, or transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR), is an unusual and unpredictable complication that may be difficult to recognize.…”

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Iatrogenic aortopulmonary communications after transcatheter interventions on the right ventricular outflow tract or pulmonary artery: Pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and management considerations

Torres

Sanders

Vincent

et al. 2015

Cathet Cardio Intervent

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Traumatic Ascending Aortopulmonary Window Following Pulmonary Artery Stent Dilatation: Therapy with Aortic Endovascular Stent Graft

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Endovascular stent grafts have become an established therapy in adults for descending thoracic aortic disease. We report a case of a 13-year-old boy with a hemodynamically significant traumatic aortopulmonary window following angioplasty of pulmonary artery stent. Endovascular stent graft implantation into the ascending aorta was performed to seal off the communication, with dramatic hemodynamic improvement.

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Aortopulmonary Fistula Occurring 4 Years After Replacement of the Ascending Aorta

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula

Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula

Iatrogenic aortopulmonary communications after transcatheter interventions on the right ventricular outflow tract or pulmonary artery: Pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and management considerations

Traumatic Ascending Aortopulmonary Window Following Pulmonary Artery Stent Dilatation: Therapy with Aortic Endovascular Stent Graft

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