Maeder Micha T, Wolber Thomas, Künzli Andreas, Genoni Michele, Blank Robert, Rickli Hans
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May;81(5):e18-20. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.029.
A 62-year-old man presenting with congestive heart failure due to a fistula between an aortic pseudoaneurysm and the right pulmonary artery is described. The shunt occurred 4 years after aortic valve and supracoronary graft replacement and was diagnosed by transesophageal contrast echocardiography. After redo surgery the patient made an uneventful recovery.
