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Leveraging Color M-Mode to Diagnose Aorto-Atrial Fistula as a Complication of Infective Endocarditis
- Source :
- Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2024 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2024.
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Abstract
- Aorto-atrial fistula is a rare and life-threatening complication of infective endocarditis, classically diagnosed by visualizing a connection between the aorta and atrium with associated continuous flow. A patient presented with bioprosthetic and native valve enterococcal endocarditis with multiple complications, including an aorto-atrial fistula that was diagnosed by color M-mode on transesophageal echocardiography. We review the features of aorto-atrial fistula and utilize this case to demonstrate how M-mode can be leveraged to provide improved temporal resolution in the setting of diagnostic uncertainty.
- Subjects :
- Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906412
- Volume :
- 2024
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3b409926f44b7a3cb60b52105fedc
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/7550403