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  • Title: Aorto-left atrial fistula in prosthetic aortic endocarditis.
    Author: Kelion AD, Chambers JB, Deverall PB.
    Journal: J Heart Valve Dis; 1993 Jul; 2(4):481-4. PubMed ID: 8269153.
    Abstract:
    Aortic valve endocarditis commonly leads to the formation of a root abscess, but fistulae are uncommon. The echocardiographic findings in a patient with Streptococcus viridans endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve associated with a fistula between the aorta and the left atrium are presented. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography, although the transesophageal study gave higher resolution views and allowed a more confident exclusion of mitral valve involvement.
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