title: A case of high-output heart failure caused by a femoral arteriovenous fistula after endovenous laser ablation treatment of the saphenous vein.
abstract: Endovenous laser ablation treatment has become the less invasive therapeutic choice for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency and varicose veins. A 64-year-old woman presented at our hospital with varicose veins and prior endovenous laser ablation treatment. The patient had high-output heart failure caused by a right femoral arteriovenous fistula. She was treated medically and underwent an open repair of the right superficial femoral artery and the right femoral vein with complete resolution of the arteriovenous fistula and heart failure. Here, we have reviewed the literature and discussed possible causes of the complication of arteriovenous fistula after endovenous laser ablation treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan mhashimoto@tokyoheart.or.jp.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016534:Cardiac Output, High / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; endovenous laser treatment; heart failure; iatrogenic