Aorto-right atrial fistula: Late complication of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis

• Published in: World journal of cardiology Vol. 6; no. 10; pp. 1122 - 1126
• Main Authors: Villablanca, Pedro A, Sukhal, Shashvat, Maitas, Oscar, Onuegbu, Afiachuukwu, Muñoz-Peña, Juan M, Joseph, Ajay, Requena, Carlos, Mohananey, Divyanshu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 26.10.2014
• Subjects: Aorto-cardiac; Case Report; endocarditis; fistula; Infective; Tricuspid; valve; Infective endocarditis; Tricuspid valve; Aorto-cardiac fistula

Abnormal connections between the ascending aortaand the cardiac chambers are rare, especially in thecontext of right-sided infective endocarditis(IE). Trans-thoracic echocardiography(TTE) with color-flow Dop-pler, transesophageal echocardiography(TEE), or bothmay be required for diagnosis. We presen...