Cyanosis with normal precordium: A rare case report of pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula

Kalyan S. Munde; Akshat Jain; Jayakrishna Niari

IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Cyanosis with normal precordium: A rare case report of pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula

Kalyan S. Munde,
Akshat Jain,
Jayakrishna Niari

Affiliations

Kalyan S. Munde: Department of Cardiology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Akshat Jain: Corresponding author. Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Flat No. 10, Trimurti Building, JJ Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400008, India.; Department of Cardiology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Jayakrishna Niari: Department of Cardiology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

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A rare case of large 22 mm Pulmonary artery to Left atrial (PA-LA) fistula is described. Diagnosis on transthoracic echocardiography is highlighted. It is first report to depict common occurrence of PA-LA fistula with pulmonary vein varix. Managed successfully with transcatheter approach using Atrial Septal Defect closure device.

Published in IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports

ISSN: 2468-600X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ihj-cardiovascular-case-reports

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