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Neth Heart J. 2012 Dec;20(12):509-12. doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0330-6.

Two cases of aorto-right atrial tunnel: clinical presentation, imaging and percutaneous closure.

Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation

R J de Winter, N A Blom, B Straver, B J Bouma, A P C M Backx, S A Clur, I M Kuipers, F Hoekstra, S M Boekholdt, M Groenink, D R Koolbergen, M G Hazekamp, B J M Mulder

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory B2-137, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, [email protected].

PMID: 23100093 PMCID: PMC3515724 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0330-6

Abstract

Communication between the aortic sinus and a cardiac chamber is a rare anomaly that can be diagnosed in children and young adults. We describe two cases with a tunnel between the aortic sinus and right atrium, discuss diagnostic modalities, and review the literature on this anomaly.

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