Aorta-to-right ventricular outflow tract fistula with coronary cusp prolapse

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2013 Apr;21(2):193-5. doi: 10.1177/0218492312449011.

Abstract

We describe a rare case of aorta-to-right ventricular fistula in a 20-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure. He was successfully treated by closing the fistula with a Dacron patch from the aortic side. At follow-up, he was asymptomatic with no left-to-right shunt.

Keywords: Aorta; aortic valve insufficiency; congenital; heart defects; heart ventricles; vascular fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta / abnormalities*
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / complications*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Prolapse / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Prolapse / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Prolapse / surgery
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fistula / complications*
  • Fistula / diagnosis
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sternotomy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult