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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 4;3(3):110-114.
doi: 10.1016/j.case.2019.01.004. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Infective Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve Complicated by Aorta-To-Pulmonary Artery Fistula

Sheila Klassen  1 , Christos G Mihos  2 , Mary Jane Birmingham  1 , Kate-Lyn Gadoua  1 , Evin Yucel  1
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Case Reports

Infective Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve Complicated by Aorta-To-Pulmonary Artery Fistula

Sheila Klassen et al. CASE (Phila). .
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Keywords: Aortopulmonary fistula; Echocardiography; Endocarditis.

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Figure 1
Anterior-posterior chest radiograph showing interstitial edema.
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Figure 2
Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram showing normal sinus rhythm and PR interval of 188 msec.
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Figure 3
Holodiastolic flow reversal was seen in the proximal descending thoracic aorta (left, white arrow) and abdominal aorta (right, white arrow).
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Figure 4
Parasternal short-axis views in systole (left) and diastole (right) showing fistula flow from the aortic root to the pulmonary artery throughout the cardiac cycle (white arrows).
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Figure 5
Subcostal view of the right ventricular outflow tract demonstrating flow from a PDA entering the left pulmonary artery and directed toward the pulmonic valve (arrow).
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Figure 6
Continuous-wave Doppler interrogation of a PDA demonstrating systolic and diastolic flow toward the pulmonic valve.
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