Rare cause of central cyanosis: right pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula

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作者
Muthialu, Nagarajan [1 ]
Joshi, Shreedhar [2 ]
Hoskote, Aparna [3 ]
Bhole, Vinay [4 ]
机构
[1] Great Ormond St Hosp Sick Children, Dept Paediat Cardiothorac, London, England
[2] Nayati Super Special Hosp, Dept Cardiac Anaesthesia, Mathura, India
[3] Great Ormond St Hosp Sick Children, Dept Cardiac Intens Care Unit, London, England
[4] Birmingham Childrens Hosp, Dept Paediat Cardiol, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
关键词
Right pulmonary artery; Left atrium; Cyanosis; DIRECT COMMUNICATION;
D O I
10.1093/icvts/ivw204
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A fistula between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is a very rare cause of central cyanosis. A clinical diagnosis is often made by first excluding other common causes and then performing diagnostic catheterization. Surgical closure offers a definitive cure for this rare congenital anomaly.
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