Two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis of an acquired aortic right ventricular fistula

W H Chow; P K Lee; K L Cheung; C K Mok

doi:10.1002/clc.4960120913

Two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis of an acquired aortic right ventricular fistula

Clin Cardiol. 1989 Sep;12(9):544-5. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960120913.

Authors

W H Chow¹, P K Lee, K L Cheung, C K Mok

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong.

PMID: 2791376
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960120913

Abstract

A patient with an asymptomatic aortic right ventricular fistula acquired after aortic valve and mitral valve replacement is presented. This was diagnosed by two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiography, and confirmed at cardiac catheterization.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Diseases / diagnosis*
Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve
Aortography
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Female
Fistula / diagnosis*
Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve
Postoperative Complications
Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery