Post-infarction left ventricle to right atrium fistula diagnosed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.
This is a report of a 63-year-old man who in the course of an inferior wall myocardial infarction developed a left ventricular aneurysm with communication to the right atrium and a haemodynamically significant intracardiac shunt. The unusual complication of a myocardial infarction was correctly diagnosed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography, and later a successful surgical repair was done.
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Department of Medicine, Central Hospital More & Romsdal, Norway.
Wiseth
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Levang
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D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*