title: Aorto-right atrial fistula associated with native tricuspid valve endocarditis.
abstract: Abnormal connections between the ascending aorta and the cardiac chambers are rare. Most are due to ruptured aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva. Congenital fistulae between the aorta and left atrium are described. We report a case of native tricuspid valve endocarditis associated with a fistula between the right atrium and the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK. akowuah@yahoo.com
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Akowuah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casula
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thanos
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery