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Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula in a Patient with Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Ganji Jhansi L.,
Click Roger L.,
Najib Mohammad Q.,
Schaff Hartzell V.,
Chaliki Hari P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12072
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , fistula , arteriovenous fistula , infective endocarditis , aortic valve , aortic sinus , coronary sinus , artery , surgery
Mini‐Abstract We present a case of a 25‐year‐old man with aortic regurgitation secondary to infective endocarditis. A preoperative transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated an abnormal aortic valve with possible vegetation or torn leaflet with severe aortic regurgitation, markedly dilated left coronary arteries, and a fistulous communication between the circumflex artery and the coronary sinus. The aortic valve was repaired and the coronary sinus arteriovenous fistula was ligated. At 1‐year follow‐up, there was no evidence of recurrent arteriovenous fistula or aortic regurgitation.