Two cases of aorto-right atrial tunnel: clinical presentation, imaging and percutaneous closure

R J de Winter; N A Blom; B Straver; B J Bouma; A P C M Backx; S A Clur; I M Kuipers; F Hoekstra; S M Boekholdt; M Groenink; D R Koolbergen; M G Hazekamp; B J M Mulder

doi:10.1007/s12471-012-0330-6

Two cases of aorto-right atrial tunnel: clinical presentation, imaging and percutaneous closure

Neth Heart J. 2012 Dec;20(12):509-12. doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0330-6.

Authors

R J de Winter¹, N A Blom, B Straver, B J Bouma, A P C M Backx, S A Clur, I M Kuipers, F Hoekstra, S M Boekholdt, M Groenink, D R Koolbergen, M G Hazekamp, B J M Mulder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory B2-137, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, r.j.dewinter@amc.uva.nl.

Abstract

Communication between the aortic sinus and a cardiac chamber is a rare anomaly that can be diagnosed in children and young adults. We describe two cases with a tunnel between the aortic sinus and right atrium, discuss diagnostic modalities, and review the literature on this anomaly.