Aorto-right atrial fistula after Bentall repair.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital, and Texas A&M College of Medicine, Dallas, Texas.

Published: July 2017

We describe a man with the Marfan syndrome and a prior ascending aortic aneurysm resection who presented with knee pain and concern of endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiogram showed no vegetations, and computed tomography angiogram of the heart showed a possible pseudoaneurysm. Cardiac catheterization and aortogram revealed the diagnosis of an aorto-right atrial fistula, which was then operatively repaired. This case highlights the role that cardiac catheterization with aortogram can play in the detection of aorto-atrial fistula.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5468020PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2017.11929622DOI Listing

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