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