Two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis of an acquired aortic right ventricular fistula.
A patient with an asymptomatic aortic right ventricular fistula acquired after aortic valve and mitral valve replacement is presented. This was diagnosed by two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiography, and confirmed at cardiac catheterization.
Chow
W H
WH
Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong.
Lee
P K
PK
Cheung
K L
KL
Mok
C K
CK
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001027:Aortography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery