title: Aorto-right ventricular fistula: a complication of aortic valve replacement.
abstract: The occurrence of aorto-right ventricular (aorto-RV) fistula after prosthetic aortic valve replacement is rare. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with color-flow Doppler, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), or both may be required for diagnosis. A 42-year-old woman sought care for palpitations and dyspnea due to atrial flutter 2 weeks after prosthetic aortic valve replacement and graft replacement of the ascending aorta. TTE and TEE revealed left-to-right shunt due to aorto-RV fistula.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammad Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Najib
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Karyne L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Vinales
authors.forename: Hari P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Chaliki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology