Aortico-right ventricular shunt following aortic valve replacement.
A 58-year-old man developed cardiac decompensation following aortic valve replacement as a result of an aortico-right ventricular fistula. Serial hemodynamic and electrocardiographic changes are presented. Attention is drawn to this rare complication as a cause of hemodynamic deterioration following aortic valve surgery.
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva