Percutaneous closure of an aorto-atrial fistula after surgery for infective endocarditis

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jun;5(6):e15-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.11.015.

Authors

Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro¹, Jorge Salgado Fernández, Nicolás Vázquez-González, Miriam Piñeiro-Portela, Ángela López-Sainz, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Francisco Pombo, Alfonso Castro-Beiras

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain. rodrigo.estevez.loureiro@sergas.es

PMID: 22721671
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.11.015

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
Aortic Diseases / etiology
Aortic Diseases / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
Fistula / diagnosis
Fistula / etiology
Fistula / therapy*
Heart Atria
Heart Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Diseases / etiology
Heart Diseases / therapy*
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / surgery*
Treatment Outcome
Viridans Streptococci / isolation & purification*