Acute aortic dissection complicated by fistula from aorta to right ventricle through ventricular septum.
A case report of aortic dissection (AoD) complicated by a shunt to the right ventricle is presented. Complications, treatment options, and survival of patients with Type A and Type B AoD are reviewed.
Marek
Dan
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First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Olomouc, I.P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. audiodan@centrum.cz
Nemec
Petr
P
Maderová
Katerina
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Herman
Miroslav
M
Gwozdzievicz
Marek
M
Troubil
Martin
M
Flodr
Patrik
P
Lukl
Jan
J
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000473:pathology*