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Aortocavitary fistula as a complication of infective endocarditis and subsequent complete heart block in a patient with severe anemia.

Authors:
Jose N Galeas Irving E Perez Pedro A Villablanca Harjit Chahal Robert Jackson Cynthia C Taub

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2015 11;5(6):29446. Epub 2015 Dec 11.

Department of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.

Infective endocarditis has different presentations depending on the involvement of valvular and perivalvular structures, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aortocavitary fistula is a rare complication. We introduce the case of a 48-year-old female with native valve endocarditis, complicated by aortocavitary fistula to the right atrium, and consequently presented with syncope.

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