Transesophageal color flow Doppler features of aorta to right ventricle fistula.
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A patient developed aortic-to-right ventricular fistula after aortic valve replacement surgery and infective endocarditis. The fistula was not detected by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography and color flow Doppler. The transesophageal study, however, was instrumental in diagnosing this entity and prompting surgical resection of the fistula.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 103 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993