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Infective endocarditis of the aortic valve led to intractable heart failure and the development of a left ventricular to right atrial shunt.
Highlights a rare complication of aortic valve infective endocarditis resulting in a left ventricular to right atrial shunt.
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May prompt shunt evaluation in refractory HF from aortic IE; single case leaves open incidence and management questions.
A unique case is described in which infective endocarditis of the aortic valve led to intractable heart failure and necropsy examination showed that the patient had developed a communication between the left ventricle and right atrium.
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ELLIS et al. (1975) studied this question. Infective endocarditis of the aortic valve led to intractable heart failure and the development of a left ventricular to right atrial shunt.
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