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Acquired aorto-pulmonary fistula in acute dissection.

Veerbeek, A G; van der Wieken, L R; Schuilenburg, R M; Bloemendaal, K.

Eur Heart J ; 13(5): 713-5, 1992 May.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1618215

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We describe a 41-year-old man with an acute dissection of the ascending aorta with fistulation into the pulmonary artery. The diagnosis was made pre-operatively by 2-D and Doppler echocardiography. Surgery was successfully performed.

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Aorta , Aortic Dissection/complications , Aortic Rupture/complications , Arteriovenous Fistula/etiology , Blood Vessel Prosthesis , Pulmonary Artery , Acute Disease , Adult , Aortic Dissection/diagnostic imaging , Aorta/diagnostic imaging , Aorta/surgery , Aortic Rupture/diagnostic imaging , Aortography , Arteriovenous Fistula/diagnostic imaging , Arteriovenous Fistula/surgery , Echocardiography, Doppler , Electrocardiography , Humans , Male , Pulmonary Artery/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Artery/surgery

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