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Percutaneous closure of aorta–right atrial tunnel in a newborn
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2017
Abstract
A tunnel between the aorta and right atrium in a newborn was occluded with 5×6 Amplatzer Duct Occluder II-Additional Size. Our case is different because of enlarged right atrium and atypical location of tunnel orifice.
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- Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
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