title: Left ventricular-right atrial fistula complicating redo mitral valve replacement.
abstract: We describe the case of a 58-year-old female patient who underwent redo mitral valve replacement and remained in heart failure. The diagnosis of a left ventricular-right atrial fistula was made. The fistula was closed surgically with a patch of autologous pericardium. The patient improved immediately after the operation and has been asymptomatic since.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospitals of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinrich
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Graeter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schäfers
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012086:Reoperation