A rare case of sinus of valsalva-right atrial fistula secondary to an abscess perforation from underlying aortic valve endocarditis

Sinus of Valsalva-right atrial fistulas are abnormal connections between the aorta and the right atrium, and present challenging surgical conditions. An extremely rare etiology of aorto-right atrial fistula is infective endocarditis. This case report presents a 21 year old Caucasian female patient w...

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Main Authors: John, Elizabeth S, Boyer, Joseph, Ledzian, Bradford, Steward, Howard, Moro, Richard, Bittner, Hartmuth B
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4105866/