ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2023
Case report: Aorto-left atrial fistula-A rare complication of native aortic valve endocarditis.
Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare and Life-Threatening Presentation.Cureus · 2026Article
- Successful emergency surgical treatment of complicated native aortic valve endocarditis: paravalvular abscess, aorto-right atrial fistula, and right atrial vegetation.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026Article
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- Recurrent staphylococcus epidermidis prosthetic valve endocarditis with deep sternal infection in repaired tetralogy of fallot: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Transcatheter closure of an aorta to left atrial fistula with a cocoon membranous ventricular septal defect occluder in a septuagenarian patient.Journal of cardiology cases · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAorto-cavitary fistula is a rare complication of infective endocarditis. Multimodal imaging is commonly required to assess the severity and extent of infection because of the complex pathology of the valvular and paravalvular apparatus in endocarditis. CASE PRESENTATION: We present an unusual case of a middle-aged man with recent history of meningoencephalitis who developed infective endocarditis complicated by ruptured abscess in inter-valvular fibrosa between aortic and mitral valve resulting in free communication or fistula formation between aorta and left atrium. Patient underwent double valve replacement (aortic and mitral) along with repair of the aorta.
conclusionsOur case highlights recognition of this rare clinical presentation of aorto-left atrial fistula in infective endocarditis and the diagnostic role of transesophageal echocardiography in good clinical outcome with aggressive and timely management.
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