'Natural Conduit' between two atria associated with atrial septal defect

KANADASI, MEHMET; OZBARLAS, NAZAN; Demirtas, MUSTAFA; USAL, AYHAN; AKPINAR, O

doi:10.1007/s10554-004-6135-y

'Natural Conduit' between two atria associated with atrial septal defect

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KANADASI M., OZBARLAS N., Demirtas M., USAL A., AKPINAR O.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.379-382, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10554-004-6135-y
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.379-382
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

(H)erein, we present a case of 46 years old woman with an extracardiac venous connection between two atria associated with secundum type atrial septal defect (ASD). This interatrial tunnel was not recognized by both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations. Computed tomography suspected a blood flow from right inferior pulmonary vein to inferior caval vein. Consequently, the patient underwent cardiac catheterization. Angiography revealed a tunnel between left and right atrium. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case with venous tunnel between two atria associated with secundum type ASD in the literature.