Aortic sinus-left atrial fistula after interventional closure of atrial septal defect
✍ Scribed by Walter Knirsch; Ali Dodge-Khatami; Christian Balmer; Matthias Peuster; Alexander Kadner; Markus Weiss; Rene Prêtre; Felix Berger
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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✦ Synopsis
A 3-year-old boy underwent interventional closure of an atrial septal defect using an Amplatzer septal occluder. After 4 weeks, an aortic sinus-to-left atrial fistula was detected by echocardiography in an asymptomatic child. The device was surgically explanted with fistula and atrial septal defect closure. Follow-up was uneventful.
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## Abstract ## Background: In previous studies, an attenuated heart rate response to exercise has been noted in patients after surgical closure of atrial septal defect. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of chronotropic impairment after surgical and percutaneous closure of atrial