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Bacterial endocarditis with ruptured sinus of valsalva and aorticocardiac fistula |
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| Authors: | Cesar A. Conde MD Jose Meller MD Ephraim Donoso MD FACC Simon Dack MD FACC |
| Affiliation: | From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York, N. Y., USA |
| Abstract: | A case is presented of bacterial endocarditis with a ruptured sinus of Valsalva and formation of an aorticocardiac fistula from the right coronary sinus into the right atrium and right ventricle. The pathologic, clinical and surgical aspects of bacterial endocarditis complicated by a ruptured sinus of Valsalva and an aorticocardiac fistula are analyzed. This complication of bacterial endocarditis is still uncommon, but alertness to its diagnosis makes possible early and successful surgical treatment. |
| Keywords: | Address for reprints: Simon Dack MD The Mount Sinai Hospital Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine 100th St. and Fifth Ave. New York N. Y. 10029. |
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