Acute right ventricular failure post ascending aorta surgery

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Feb;12(2):276-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.239202. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Abstract

This case report describes a case of acute right ventricular failure caused by aortopulmonary fistula post ascending aorta surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Reoperation / methods
  • Risk Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / surgery*