Transesophageal color flow Doppler features of aorta to right ventricle fistula.
A patient developed aortic-to-right ventricular fistula after aortic valve replacement surgery and infective endocarditis. The fistula was not detected by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography and color flow Doppler. The transesophageal study, however, was instrumental in diagnosing this entity and prompting surgical resection of the fistula.
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Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich. 48202.
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications