Aorto-left atrial fistula--worsening heart failure after endocarditis of a recently placed prosthetic aortic valve.
Dhawan
Saurabh S
SS
Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis 38103, USA. csaurabh@gmail.com
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
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