Aortocavitary fistula as a complication of infective endocarditis and subsequent complete heart block in a patient with severe anemia

Aortocavitary fistula as a complication of infective endocarditis and subsequent complete heart block in a patient with severe anemia

Infective endocarditis has different presentations depending on the involvement of valvular and perivalvular structures, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aortocavitary fistula is a rare complication. We introduce the case of a 48-year-old female with native valve endocarditis,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2015-01, Vol.5 (6), p.29446-4
Hauptverfasser: Galeas, Jose N, Perez, Irving E, Villablanca, Pedro A, Chahal, Harjit, Jackson, Robert, Taub, Cynthia C
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute coronary syndromes
Antibiotics
aortocavitary fistula
Cardiology
Case Report
complete heart block
Dissection
endocarditis
Funding
Heart failure
Heart surgery
Internal medicine
Mortality
Sinuses
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:Infective endocarditis has different presentations depending on the involvement of valvular and perivalvular structures, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aortocavitary fistula is a rare complication. We introduce the case of a 48-year-old female with native valve endocarditis, complicated by aortocavitary fistula to the right atrium, and consequently presented with syncope.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.3402/jchimp.v5.29446