Left ventricular-right atrial fistula following mitral valve replacement.
Acquired intracardiac shunt after prosthetic valve replacement is a rare complication, and reoperation for correction of this disorder carries a high mortality rate. We report such a case of left ventricular-right atrial fistula after mitral valve replacement in which the patient died of multiple complications. Awareness, prevention, and early diagnosis are, therefore, extremely important.
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Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
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Lakier
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