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Two‐ and Three‐Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Assessment of Acquired Ascending Aortic Aneurysm to Pulmonary Artery Fistula |
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| Authors: | Asad Ullah Roomi MD Tugba Kemaloglu Oz MD Shammah O Williams MD Navin C Nanda MD Kruti J Mehta MBBS Aylin Sungur MD David C McGiffin MD |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, , Birmingham, Alabama;2. Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, , Birmingham, Alabama;3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, , Birmingham, Alabama |
| Abstract: | Aorta to pulmonary artery fistula is an uncommon and potentially fatal condition. This case is of a 48‐year‐old Caucasian male with congestive heart failure and multiple aortic valve replacement surgeries who presented with an acquired ascending aortic aneurysm to pulmonary artery fistula diagnosed using two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography via nonstandard imaging windows. Three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography using live/real time three‐dimensional color Doppler was used to assess the size of the opening of the fistula, providing additional value. This patient was surgically managed and is doing well 8 months postoperation. |
| Keywords: | aorta to pulmonary artery fistula transthoracic echocardiography three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography three‐dimensional echocardiography echocardiography |