Heart failure due to giant congenital aorto‐right atrial fistula: report of a case

• Published in: International journal of clinical practice (Esher) Vol. 59; no. 147; pp. 9 - 11
• Main Authors: Hsu, J‐T, Ho, W‐J, Wang, C‐L, Cheng, N‐J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Inc 01.04.2005; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Aorta - abnormalities; Aorta - diagnostic imaging; Arteriovenous Fistula - complications; Arteriovenous Fistula - congenital; Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging; Case studies; Coronary atrio‐venous fistula (CAVF); Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging; Coronary vessels; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Heart Atria - abnormalities; Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging; Heart failure; Heart Failure - etiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; right atrium (RA); Surgery; transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)

Summary Coronary arterio‐venous fistula (CAVF) is a rare coronary artery anomaly. We demonstrated the rare findings of a large congenital aorto‐right atrial fistula with initial presentation of heart failure symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography made the accur...