M Nadeem Attar Author
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cardiac surgery
M Nadeem Attar, Department of Cardiology, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8NR, UK
M Nadeem Attar, Department of Cardiology, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8NR, UK . Multiple aorto cavitary fistulae formation is a very rare and extremely serious complication of infective endocarditis (IE).
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Author(s): M Nadeem Attar, Andrew Duncan and David H Roberts
Aorto-Cavitary Fistulae Secondary to Streptococcal Endocarditis
Multiple aorto cavitary fistulae formation is a very rare and extremely serious complication of infective endocarditis (IE). We report a case of native aortic valve IE complicated by perivalvular abscess leading to formation of fistulae to the right atrium and right ventricle. It was successfully treated by early cardiac surgery.
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