Aorto–left atrial fistula, the role of transesophageal echocardiography: a case report. | Zendy

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Aorto–left atrial fistula, the role of transesophageal echocardiography: a case report.

Author(s) -

Francesca Cortese,

Michele Gesualdo,

Tommaso Acquaviva,

Concetta Losito,

Marco Matteo Ciccone,

Luigi de Luca Tupputi Schinosa

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international cardiovascular forum journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2410-2636

pISSN - 2409-3424

DOI - 10.17987/icfj.v3i0.112

Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , splenectomy , evening , aortic valve replacement , prosthesis , fistula , surgery , cardiology , physics , spleen , stenosis , astronomy

A 73 woman with a history of replacement of heart valves (mitro-aortic replacement with biological prosthesis about a year before) was referred for surgical evaluation for a progressive worsening of fatigue and dyspnea and for low-grade fever in the evening. She was diabetic and with rheumatoid arthritis on treatment with corticosteroids. She had a history of previous duodenal ulcer, hysterectomy and splenectomy.

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