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Gunshot-Induced Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula Diagnosed by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
Koichiro Nandate1, Vijay Krishnamoorthy1, Lisa K McIntyre2
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 19, 2016
Abstract:
Aorto-left atrial fistula (AAF) is rarely encountered in clinical practice, and the early diagnosis can be very challenging. This report describes a unique case of AAF caused by a gunshot injury and the pivotal role of transesophageal echocardiography for diagnosis and assessment.

