Left ventricular to right atrial shunt resulting from infective endocarditis.
A unique case is described in which infective endocarditis of the aortic valve led to intractable heart failure and necropsy examination showed that the patient had developed a communication between the left ventricle and right atrium.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*