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AORTOCAVAL FISTULAE: AN OCCASIONAL CAUSE OF CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE
Author(s) -
MCDONALD GARTH R.,
GRAHAM KENNETH J.,
BARRATTBOYES BRIAN G.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1982.tb06114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiac catheterization , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Two atypical patients with spontaneous aortocaval llstulae with a successful outcome, are presented. Lack of physician awareness is considered an important contributor to diagnostic delay. A finding at cardiac catheterization is described. Review of the Engligh literature shows that satisfactory results in the management of this condition can now be expected.