Aortopulmonary fistula presenting with right ventricular dysfunction following blunt chest trauma

J Card Surg. 2013 Nov;28(6):713. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12212. Epub 2013 Sep 30.

Authors

Cristina Giglioli¹, Emanuele Cecchi, Paola Angelotti, Francesco Venditti, Raffaella Calabretta, Valentina Scheggi, Brunetto Alterini, Pierluigi Stefano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Heart and Vessels, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 24118078
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12212

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortography
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / etiology*
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Female
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Pericardium / transplantation
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Thoracic Injuries / complications*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*

Supplementary concepts

Aorta-pulmonary artery fistula