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[A congenital arteriovenous fistula between the subclavian artery and vein. Its successful surgical correction in an infant].

Authors :
Amaral FT
Ribeiro PJ
Evora PR
Seches AL
Sgarbieri RN
Source :
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia [Arq Bras Cardiol] 1992 Dec; Vol. 59 (6), pp. 467-9.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

The case of an asymptomatic 6-month-old boy, first seen due to a right arm edema is described. A continuous murmur heard at the right infraclavicular area, cardiomegaly plus increased flow to the lungs on the chest X-ray were associated with an isolated right subclavian artery-to-vein fistula diagnosed at angiography. Successful ligation of the fistula was done at operation with normalization of the arm circumference and heart size on the chest X-ray at 4 years follow up.

Details

Language :
Portuguese
ISSN :
0066-782X
Volume :
59
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1341871