A continuous murmur

Echocardiography. 2006 Jan;23(1):60-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00112.x.

Abstract

A 61-year-old male with a history of a mechanical Bjork-Shiley aortic valve replacement in 1977 and repair of an ascending aortic root dissection in 1993, presented with a 2-week history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. Echocardiography confirmed the presence of an aortic pseudoaneurysm with a fistulous connection between the aorta and right atrium, which subsequently underwent successful repair. Although there have been several cases describing the development of an aortic pseudoaneurysm after aortic dissection repair, our case is the first to describe an aorta-atrial fistula as a long-term complication of a previous aortic dissection repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Heart Murmurs / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Murmurs / etiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged