Repair of aorto-left ventricular and aorto-right ventricular fistulas following prosthetic valve endocarditis.
We report a case of a 77-year-old male who presented with an aorto-left ventricular fistula and an aorto-right ventricular fistula secondary to prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christos
C
Tourmousoglou
Massimiliano
M
Meineri
Christopher
C
Feindel
Stephanie
S
Brister
D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D016896:Treatment Outcome