title: A case report of thoracic aneurysm with aortopulmonary artery fistula.
abstract: Rupture of an aortic aneurysm into the pulmonary artery is a rare and often a fatal event. This complication results in the development of an acute left to right shunt, volume overload, and rapid right heart deterioration. We describe a case of thoracic aortic aneurysm in whom the diagnosis of a communication with the pulmonary artery was made on the basis of transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. samodi@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Shreyas A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Umara
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: SuMin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency