2007
DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20061114
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Congenital Aorto-Left Atrial Tunnel—An Unusual Communication: A Case Report

Abstract: Congenital aortico-cameral communications are rarely seen. We present an asymptomatic patient in whom there was a congenital vascular communication rising from the aortic root and terminating in the left atrium. She had an atrial septal defect (ASD). The diagnosis was made with echocardiography and confirmed by aortography. She was treated by closing the tunnel and the ASD. The outcome was satisfactory in this extremely rare case of a congenital cardiac lesion. Coincidental diagnosis could be made during caref… Show more

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“…This is the first case report, to the authors' knowledge, describing an aortic–left atrial tunnel closed by interventional cardiac catheterization. Contemporary cases of aortic–left atrial tunnel diagnosed initially by transthoracic echocardiogram were confirmed by additional imaging modalities and closed surgically …”
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“…This is the first case report, to the authors' knowledge, describing an aortic–left atrial tunnel closed by interventional cardiac catheterization. Contemporary cases of aortic–left atrial tunnel diagnosed initially by transthoracic echocardiogram were confirmed by additional imaging modalities and closed surgically …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Unlike previous cases in the literature, the aortic–left atrial tunnel was an isolated finding. Other reports of aortic–left atrial tunnel have been associated with coronary artery anomalies, bicuspid aortic valve, and secundum atrial septal defects . Indications for closure of the tunnel include left ventricular volume overload as well as the risk of endocarditis, aneurysm formation, and vascular rupture.…”
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confidence: 99%
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