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Review
. 1989 Fall;10(4):216-20.
doi: 10.1007/BF02083296.

Pulmonary artery to the left atrium fistula as an unusual cause of cyanosis in the newborn

M Jimenez  1 , A Fournier, A Choussat
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Review

Pulmonary artery to the left atrium fistula as an unusual cause of cyanosis in the newborn

M Jimenez et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 1989 Fall.

Abstract

A fistula between the pulmonary artery (PA) and the left atrium (LA) is a rare form of congenital heart disease, 34 cases having been described in the literature, all from the right pulmonary artery (RPA). Only six cases were diagnosed in the newborn period. We report such a case, diagnosed at 1 day of age by Doppler echocardiography, with an unusual site of the fistula.

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