Aorto-right atrial fistula: A rare complication of aortic dissection type A. A report of two cases

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 619-622

  Scalia, D ^a,d   Rizzoli, G ^a   Scomparin, M A ^b   Testolin, L ^a   Isabella, G B ^c   Casarotto, D ^a  

^a Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery   (Italy)

^b Institute of Surgical Clinic I   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Ist di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, dissecting; Aortic aneurysm, surgery; Fistula, diagnosis; Heart atrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031459267     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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