Pulsed Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in coronary arteriovenous fistula complicated by bacterial endocarditis. A case report.
Coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) may occasionally be complicated by bacterial endocarditis. The actual anatomical site of infection has not been clearly defined. A 13-year-old boy with a CAVF and Streptococcus viridans bacteraemia is described. The origin of the fistulous tract and a vegetation in close proximity to the distal drainage site into the right ventricle was demonstrated by Doppler two-dimensional echocardiography.
Mohamed
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Department of Cardiology, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
Meyer
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TE
Marcus
R H
RH
Berk
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MR
Patel
J J
JJ
Sareli
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male