Left ventricular outflow tract pulmonary artery fistula in endocarditis

Barry A. Mizock, Sami A. Nachman, Mir Varquez

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Abstract

Patients with infective endocarditis are at risk for the development of a fistulous communication between chambers or great vessels of the heart. The presence of a continuous murmur may suggest the diagnosis. The first case of aortic valve endocarditis complicated by the development of a fistulous communication between the left ventricular outflow tract and the pulmonary artery is reported. Transesophageal Doppler echocardiography did not detect the defect preoperatively. However, pulmonary artery catheterization revealed very high mixed venous oxygen saturation which supported the presence of a left‐to‐right shunt.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)539-540
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Cardiology
Volume18
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • endocarditis
  • fistula
  • left‐to‐right shunt

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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