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A rare cause of heart failure: aortocaval fistula associated with herniated lumbar disc surgery

Author(s) -

Savaş Çelebi,

Alper Tosya,

Barış Uymaz,

Kenan Ömürlü,

Tayfun Aybek

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

turk kardiyoloji dernegi arsivi-archives of the turkish society of cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1016-5169

DOI - 10.5543/tkda.2014.83027

Subject(s) - medicine , complication , surgery , arteriovenous fistula , heart failure , fistula , lumbar , abdominal aortic aneurysm , cardiology , aneurysm

Although aortocaval fistula is mostly encountered as a complication of abdominal aortic aneurysms, it may also arise as a complication of lumbar disc surgery. Great arteriovenous shunts especially may lead to high-output heart failure in due time. In this paper, we aim to present a case of high-output heart failure secondary to aortocaval fistule caused by lumbar disc surgery.

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