Mazat Lise, Emeriau Jean-Paul
Département de médecine gériatrique, Centre Henri Choussat, Hôpital Xavier Arnozan, Pessac.
Presse Med. 2005 Jun 18;34(11):799-800. doi: 10.1016/s0755-4982(05)84046-1.
Arteriovenous fistula is a curable cause of high output congestive heart failure.
An 89-year-old woman was hospitalized for acute heart failure. The presence of a continuous murmur in the right carotid artery suggested an arteriovenous fistula. Arteriography showed a dural fistula of the right lateral sinus and confirmed the diagnostic hypothesis. Embolization was ruled out because of the patient's clinical condition, but medical treatment produced a satisfactory outcome.
Clinical diagnosis of an arteriovenous fistula is based on the characteristic murmur. We report the first case of a dural arteriovenous fistula manifested by congestive heart failure in an elderly patient.
动静脉瘘是导致高输出量充血性心力衰竭的一种可治愈病因。
一名89岁女性因急性心力衰竭入院。右颈动脉处持续性杂音提示存在动静脉瘘。动脉造影显示右侧横窦硬脑膜动静脉瘘,证实了诊断假设。由于患者的临床状况,排除了栓塞治疗,但药物治疗取得了满意效果。
动静脉瘘的临床诊断基于特征性杂音。我们报告了首例老年患者因充血性心力衰竭表现为硬脑膜动静脉瘘的病例。