@Article{CHD.2021.014360,
AUTHOR = {Diqi Zhu, Xiaohong Gu, Jie Shen, Fen Li},
TITLE = {Transcatheter Closure of a Right Pulmonary Artery to Left Atrium Fistula Using a Ventricular Septal Defect Occluder},
JOURNAL = {Structural and Congenital Heart Disease},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2021},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {147--150},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/schd/v16n2/41390},
ISSN = {3071-1738},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Background:</b> Communication between the right pulmonary artery (RPA) and left atrium (LA) is a rare cause of central cyanosis in pediatric patients. <b>Case presentation:</b> We describe a 3-year-old female patient with an oxygen saturation of 70% at admission. The echocardiogram indicated an abnormal color flow Doppler in the LA and she underwent standard cardiac catheterization. The angiography of pulmonary artery revealed a 7.4 mm × 7.6 mm fistula between the RPA and LA and achieved successful closure using ventricular septal defect occlusion. <b>Conclusion:</b> The fistula between pulmonary artery and left atrium is an extremely rare but treatable congenital defect. It should be considered in differential diagnosis of cyanosis in children.},
DOI = {10.32604/CHD.2021.014360}
}