title: [A rare cause of heart failure: aortocaval fistula associated with herniated lumbar disc surgery].
abstract: Although aortocaval fistula is mostly encountered as a complication of abdominal aortic aneurysms, it may also arise as a complication of lumbar disc surgery. Great arteriovenous shunts especially may lead to high-output heart failure in due time. In this paper, we aim to present a case of high-output heart failure secondary to aortocaval fistule caused by lumbar disc surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. aksuyek00@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aksüyek Savaş
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Çelebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tosya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uymaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ömürlü
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aybek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D014684:Venae Cavae