Diastolic Aorto–Right-Atrial Fistulation in Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

Abstract Background Aorto–right-atrial fistula in native valve endocarditis is very rare. Case Description A 45-year-old woman was referred with an endocarditis with a perforated right cusp of the aortic valve with at least moderate insufficiency and an affected tricuspid a...

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Main Authors: Lukas Frey, Christoph Starck, Volkmar Falk, Simon Sündermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-07-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1381746