High output heart failure 8 months after an acquired arteriovenous fistula.

High-Output Heart Failure Due to an Iliac Arterio-Venous Fistula in Mycotic Aneurysm

Herein, we report a patient with arterio-venous fistula secondary to mycotic aneurysm, causing high output heart failure. The patient had one-year history of refractory heart failure and recurrent pulmonary edema. This presentation is a good example of curative surgically treatable cause of high-output congestive heart failure.Iran J Med Sci 2005; 30(1): 41-44. Keywords ● Arterio-venous fistula...

An unusual cause of high-output heart failure: renal arteriovenous fistula after nephrectomy.

Renal arteriovenous fistula masquerading as severe valvar heart disease.

Two patients with renal arteriovenous fistulae are described, who presented in high output failure. Murmurs were detected in these patients on routine physical examination years before, and when cardiac failure ensued they were assumed to have decompensated valvar heart disease. Full investigation revealed the arteriovenous fistulae and both patients made a good recovery after surgical ligation.

Same features, different diagnosis: A case of ilio-iliac arteriovenous fistula presenting as decompensated heart failure

In case of high output cardiac failure, an arteriovenous fistula should be considered.

A Rare Etiology of Heart Failure: Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistula Due to Stab Injury 17 Years Ago.

BACKGROUND Although traumatic fistula is frequently encountered, high-output heart failure due to fistula is a very rare condition. Despite an indefinitive history of trauma, arteriovenous (AV) fistula may develop insidiously, and therefore identification of a shunt is highly important for treatment. CASE REPORT Here we report a 46-year-old male patient with heart failure due to traumatic fem...