Title of article
A rare complication of balloon pulmonary angioplasty: Aortopulmonary window and its treatment
Author/Authors
Varan, Birgül Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Başkent University - Ankara - Turkey , Yakut, Kahraman Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Başkent University - Ankara - Turkey , Tokel, Kürşad Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Başkent University - Ankara - Turkey , Özkan, Süleyman Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Başkent University - Ankara - Turkey , Aşlamacı, Sait Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - Faculty of Medicine - Başkent University - Ankara - Turkey
Pages
2
From page
46
To page
47
Abstract
Surgical repair, balloon dilatation, and stenting are good treatment options for stenosis in the branches of the pulmonary artery
(1, 2). Balloon angioplasty may cause complications such as aneurysm formation, vessel dissection or rupture, iatrogenic aortopulmonary window (APW) formation, and temporary unilateral
lung edema (2-5). Iatrogenic APW has been rarely reported after
pulmonary angioplasty (2, 3). Acute formation of APW causes
increased volume load on the left heart and leads to congestive
heart failure. Here we report a rare case of iatrogenic APW with
congestive heart failure that did not respond to medical treatment.
Keywords
Pulmonary artery stenosis , angioplasty , complication , aortopulmonary window
Journal title
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: Andolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2566927
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