Open AccessAortic root to left-atrial fistula after aortic valve replacement: A rare complication and its intraoperative management
Author(s) -
Tanveer Ahmad,
Satish Chithiraichelvan,
Thimmangouda Ayangouda Patil,
Vivek Jawali
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.129872
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , aortic valve replacement , fistula , surgery , aortic root , surgical complication , cardiology , aorta , stenosis
Aorto-atrial fistula is a rare complication of prosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR) and most of them have been diagnosed as a late complication. We present a case of this unusual complication after AVR. Intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography identified and diagnosed this rare and potentially disastrous surgical complication and confirmed adequacy of its surgical repair.