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Publication Name World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID 10705
Country United States
Received
2014-04-15 09:14
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ISSN 1949-8462 (online)
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Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
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Category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type Case Report
Article Title Aorto-right atrial fistula: Late complication of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Pedro A Villablanca, Shashvat Sukhal, Oscar Maitas, Afiachuukwu Onuegbu, Juan M Muñoz-Peña, Ajay Joseph, Carlos Requena and Divyanshu Mohananey
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Corresponding Author Pedro A Villablanca, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 1900 West Polk Street, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60612, United States. pedrovillablanca@hotmail.com
Key Words Aorto-cardiac fistula; Infective endocarditis; Tricuspid valve
Core Tip Aorto-cardiac fistulas are rare, usually associated to prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis. The median duration of symptoms to echocardiographic detection of fistulization is about one month. We present a case of aorto-atrial fistula at late presentation, 30 years after tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. This article describes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathophysiology, diagnostic modalities, treatment and outcomes of aorto-cardiac fistulas.
Publish Date 2014-11-05 09:45
Citation Villablanca PA, Sukhal S, Maitas O, Onuegbu A, Muñoz-Peña JM, Joseph A, Requena C, Mohananey D. Aorto-right atrial fistula: Late complication of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. World J Cardiol 2014; 6(10): 1122-1126
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v6/i10/1122.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v6.i10.1122
Full Article (PDF) WJC-6-1122.pdf
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