title: Aorto-right ventricular fistula as an occasional finding.
abstract: Aorto-right ventricular fistulas are defects of the aortic wall in the area above the right coronary cusp, where it separates aorta and right ventricular outflowtract. Often, these injuries are due to trauma or infective endocarditis. We report an occasional finding of such a fistula, without these causes. There were no other abnormalities on the aortic valve, root or the ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Walcheren, The Netherlands. j.m.j.b.walpot@walcheren.ziekenhuis.nl
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walpot
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klazen
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hokken
authors.forename: Jetze
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sorgedrager
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoevenaar
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: den Braber
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*