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Aortico-right ventricular shunt following aortic valve replacement
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|June 1, 1983
Abstract:
A 58-year-old man developed cardiac decompensation following aortic valve replacement as a result of an aortico-right ventricular fistula. Serial hemodynamic and electrocardiographic changes are presented. Attention is drawn to this rare complication as a cause of hemodynamic deterioration following aortic valve surgery.