Pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure--a late-onset complication after cardiac catheterization.
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.
Koch
Beate
B
Department of Internal Medicine B-Cardiology, Intensive Care, Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Griefswald, Griefswald, Germany. beate.koch@uni-greifswald.de
Ewert
Ralf
R
Puls
Ralf
R
Gläser
Sven
S
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