A case of aortopulmonary fistula caused by a huge thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Aortopulmonary fistula is an uncommon but often fatal condition resulting as a late complication of an aortic aneurysm. The most common cause is erosion of a false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta into the pulmonary artery, resulting in the development of a left-to-right shunt and leading to acute pulmonary edema and right heart failure. We report an our experience with aortopulmonary fistula as a rare complication associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm and high output heart failure.
Kim
Sang-Eok
SE
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea.
Kim
Hyong-Jun
HJ
Lee
Soo-Hoon
SH
Lee
Kwang-Hee
KH
Kim
Ki-Young
KY
Yoon
Jin-Woo
JW
Bae
Soo-Kyung
SK
Choi
Sung-Uk
SU
Rho
Byung-Hak
BH