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Transcatheter creation of a pulmonary artery to left atrial fenestration in a failing Fontan circulation using the Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR)

Part of: Interventional Cardiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2021

Emma Pascall Open the ORCID record for Emma Pascall [Opens in a new window] ,
Matthew I. Jones ,
Alexandra Savis ,
Eric Rosenthal Open the ORCID record for Eric Rosenthal [Opens in a new window]  and
Shakeel A. Qureshi Open the ORCID record for Shakeel A. Qureshi [Opens in a new window]
Emma Pascall*
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Matthew I. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Alexandra Savis
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Eric Rosenthal
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Shakeel A. Qureshi
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Emma Pascall, Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Tel: +44 02071887188; Fax: 02071884556. E-mail: e.pascall1@nhs.net
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Abstract

Transcatheter creation of an interatrial communication using the Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator Device for pulmonary hypertension or heart failure is well described. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy with a failing Fontan circulation, in whom the Atrial Flow Regulator was used to successfully create a fenestration between the pulmonary artery and left atrium, improving his clinical condition.

Keywords

Atrial flow regulatorFontanfenestration
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 8 , August 2021 , pp. 1376 - 1379
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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