title: Pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure--a late-onset complication after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Arteriovenous fistula is a possible complication of diagnostic procedures requiring arterial femoral catheterization. Late onset manifestation is reported rarely. An impressive case of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and consecutive right heart failure caused by an arteriovenous fistula between the common iliac artery and the distal inferior caval vein manifesting four years after cardiac catheterization in described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine B-Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Griefswald, Griefswald, Germany. beate.koch@uni-greifswald.de
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ewert
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puls
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gläser
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery