Aorta-right atrial fistula: a rare complication of prosthetic aortic valvular endocarditis.
Aortic root abscess is a well-known complication of aortic valve endocarditis but intracardiac fistulas are rarely seen. This report describes a patient with prosthetic valve endocarditis who had an aortic root abscess that ruptured into the right atrium creating an aortic-right atrial fistula and causing a highly mobile vegetative mass in the right atrium.
Ozer
Necla
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Cardiology Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. neclaozer@hotmail.com <neclaozer@hotmail.com>
Deniz
Ali
A
Atalar
Enver
E
Aksoyek
Serdar
S
Ovunc
Kenan
K
Kes
S Sirri
SS
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*