Percutaneous closure of a para-prosthetic aorto-right ventricular fistula

Int J Cardiol. 2007 May 31;118(2):e31-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.004. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Abstract

A 60-year-old woman with increasing dyspnea was found to have a para-prosthetic aorto-right ventricular fistula during post-operative evaluation. Due to her multiple sternotomies, she was considered to be high risk for open surgical repair and referred for percutaneous intervention. A 6/4 mm Amplatzer occluder device (AGA Medical, Golden Valley, MN) was successfully delivered across the fistula with excellent immediate angiographic results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Female
  • Fistula / diagnosis
  • Fistula / etiology
  • Fistula / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery