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Aorto-atrial fistula through the septum in recurrent aortic dissection
C Russo1, F De Chiara, G Bruschi
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy. cf.russo@tiscalinet.it
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|September 22, 2001
Abstract:
A case of aortic dissection (De Bakey type I) with a fistula to the right atrium through the interatrial septum, diagnosed by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography is reported. The patient presented with cardiac failure and a continuous murmur in the right second and third intercostal spaces. The patient underwent successful operative repair.