Aortic Sepsis with Aorto-Pulmonary Fistula Following Infective Endocarditis (IE)

Late aorto-left ventricular fistula following aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis.

Figure 2: Three-dimensional volume-rendering images from the computed tomography scan clearly demonstrate fistulous communication between the sinus of Valsalva and the abnormal cavity (arrow in A). The cavity was widely opened to the left ventricle (B). During the operation, a periannular slit-like fistula was found a small distance from the sewing ring of the prosthesis and closed with bovine ...

Infective endocarditis complicated by aortic dissection and aorto-right ventricular fistula.

A rare case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated with multiple fistula to peri aortic structure

  Multiple aorto-cardiac cavity communications is very rare but important complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. The case below illustrates multiple aorto-cardiac cavity fistula formation following prostethic aortic valve endocarditis presented with slowly progressive symptoms of heart failure. A brief review of surgical reconstruction and the existing literature are presented, i...

Post-Traumatic Aortic Arch Aneurysm Complicated by Aorto-Pulmonary Fistula.

We report a rare case of presumed post-traumatic aortic arch aneurysm complicated by an aorto-pulmonary artery fistula. Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic pulmonary angiography completed by dynamic cardiac magnetic resonance imaging allowed adequate preoperative visualization of an 8-mm large fistula between the aneurysm and the left pulmonary artery. The patient underwent successful total ...

Acquired Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) techniques are rapidly evolving, and results of published trials suggest that TAVR is emerging as the standard of care in certain patient subsets and a viable alternative to surgery in others. As TAVR is a relatively new procedure and continues to gain its acceptance, rare procedural complications will continue to appear. Our case is about an 89-yea...