Successful Percutaneous Closure of an Aorto-right Ventricular Fistula After Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report

BİRDAL O., PAY L., AKSAKAL E., KANBAY F., KOZA Y., SEVİMLİ S.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI, vol.52, pp.64-67, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Case Report
  • Volume: 52
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2023.81524
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.64-67
  • Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Rupture of a sinus of valsalva aneurysm (SVA) and the development of an aorto-right ventricular fistula (ARVF) is a rare condition, associated with high morbidity and mortality rates if left untreated. Opening of the SVA rupture into the right heart chambers may result in various morbidities, such as pulmonary hypertension. We present a case of a patient who developed ARVF following sutureless aortic valve replacement, and was subsequently treated successfully via a percutaneous approach.