A large arteriovenous fistula between the femoral artery and the femoral vein after cardiac catheterization manifesting as high-output cardiac failure

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 330, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-152

  Zalts, Ronen ^a   Hayek, T ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Cardiac catheterization; Cardiac output; High output heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HIGH OUTPUT HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; SYMPTOM; THERMODILUTION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 25444487025     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200509000-00011     Document Type: Article

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