title: Left ventricular-right atrial fistula following mitral valve replacement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lakier