Author:
Bajraktari Gani,Rexhepaj Nehat,Bakalli Aurora,Shaqiri Gazmend,Osmani Eshref,Vokrri Lulzim,Elezi Shpend
Abstract
We present a 15-year-old male patient who was admitted to our hospital because of breathlessness and palpitations at minimal physical effort (New York Heart Association class II). The patient had a history of an abdominal and left thigh firearm wound that was surgically treated 30 months earlier. Auscultation over the left femoral groin region revealed a systolo-diastolic murmur. X-ray examination of the chest demonstrated significant cardiomegaly. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed an enlargement of 4 cardiac chambers, as well as significant mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Vascular ultrasound of the femoral artery and vein confirmed the diagnosis of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula. The patient underwent surgical correction of the fistula, after which the symptoms subsided rapidly. Follow-up echocardio-graphy performed 2 months after surgical repair showed a substantial reduction of cardiac size and a nearly complete absence of valvular regurgitations. This case highlights the importance of the recognition of arteriovenous fistulas as a cause of unexpected heart failure and demonstrates that the condition may improve substantially and rapidly after fistula correction.
Publisher
Carden Jennings Publishing Co.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Surgery,General Medicine
Cited by
6 articles.
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