title: A Rare Etiology of Heart Failure: Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistula Due to Stab Injury 17 Years Ago.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although traumatic fistula is frequently encountered, high-output heart failure due to fistula is a very rare condition. Despite an indefinitive history of trauma, arteriovenous (AV) fistula may develop insidiously, and therefore identification of a shunt is highly important for treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report a 46-year-old male patient with heart failure due to traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula developed following a penetrating stab injury 17 years ago.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatic AV fistula is a curable cause of heart failure. Also, careful examination of the patient is as significant as radiological imaging methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hüseyin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orkut
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güçlü
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yılmaztepe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canbaz
keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; heart failure; penetrating injury