Right pulmonary artery-to-left atrium communication: a rare cause of systemic cyanosis

Tex Heart Inst J. 2001;28(2):122-4.

Abstract

Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is a rare congenital vascular malformation. The clinical diagnosis is difficult, and preoperative angiography is essential. We treated this anomaly successfully with surgery and the use of cardiopulmonary bypass in an 11-year-old boy. Surgery provides a complete cure for this anomaly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple* / surgery
  • Child
  • Cyanosis / etiology*
  • Heart Atria / abnormalities*
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery