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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug;20(4):472-5.
doi: 10.1177/0218492311436259.

Doehle-Heller aortitis: speed of decision is what saves life

Dharma R Ayapati  1 , Amar N Patnaik, Ramachandra Barik, N Rama Kumari, Amarpal S Gulati
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Case Reports

Doehle-Heller aortitis: speed of decision is what saves life

Dharma R Ayapati et al. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

A 48-year-old woman presented with severe acute heart failure of 7 days duration. Because of her rapidly worsening clinical condition, anatomical diagnosis of aortopulmonary fistula was made by urgent cardiac catheterization, and she successfully underwent immediate surgical closure. Retrospectively, the diagnosis of syphilitic aortitis complicated with aortopulmonary fistula was made by clinical profile, serology, and histopathology.

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