Aorto-right atrial fistula.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 12963235.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
We report a child in whom a fistula connected the descending thoracic aorta to the right atrium. This is a previously unreported cardiac malformation. The patient was initially misdiagnosed as having a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). On clinical examination and auscultation, the problem was different from PDA in that the continuous machinery murmur was better heard on the right parasternal area and posteriorly on the left. Surgical ligation of the fistula through a left thoracotomy abolished the murmur.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Diseases
- Fistula
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Vascular Fistula