title: Successful intervention for high-output cardiac failure caused by massive renal arteriovenous fistula-a case report.
abstract: Renal arteriovenous fistula is a rare clinical entity that may produce high-output cardiac failure. This report describes the case of an 81-year-old woman in whom recurrent episodes of congestive heart failure developed over a relatively short time. A massive renal arteriovenous fistula was visualized by CT scan and arteriography. Successful embolization was performed under hemodynamic monitoring with complete resolution of the patient's symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA 15224, USA. TKhawaja@msn.com
authors.forename: Azimuddin T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Khawaja
authors.forename: Gordon K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D016534:Cardiac Output, High / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging