title: Iatrogenic left atrioventricular fistula after aortic valve re-replacement.
abstract: Left ventriculoatrial fistula is a very rare cardiac disorder. The case is reported of a male patient who was admitted to the authors' clinic with dyspnea and fatigue. The patient had an atrioventricular fistula between the left atrium and left ventricle, and had undergone aortic valve re-replacement for prosthesis malfunction about one year previously. The fistula was considered to be the result of iatrogenic injury related to valve re-replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Diyarbakr, Turkey. kencan@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iltumur
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karadede
authors.forename: Nizamettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toprak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects