Percutaneous Closure of an Aorto-Atrial Fistula After Surgery for Infective Endocarditis

Simultaneous Right-Sided and Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: Management Challenges in a Multidisciplinary Setting

“…Percutaneous closure has been described and is considered to be a safe alternative in select cases. 46,47 Another important facet of the presented case is the interplay between IE and heart failure. Significant heart failure is 1 of the 3 most common and significant complications of IE along with perivalvular extension of infection and embolic complications.…”

An idiopathic aorta-right atrial fıstula: A rare case

“…In this pathology, there is a shunt arising from the aortic root and terminating in the right atrium. It may occur as a complication of infective endocarditis, mitral valve insufficiency, aortic valve insufficiency, transseptal catheterization, connective tissue diseases, and aortic dissection [1,2]. It is usually detected incidentally during an imaging process and no spontaneous closure was reported [2].…”

Transcatheter closure of an aortoatrial fistula following a surgical aortic valve replacement

“…In a study of 40 patients with traumatic aorto‐right ventricular fistula, 95% of these patients developed symptoms of heart failure requiring surgical repair within the first year after the injury . Percutaneous closure of AAF can be an effective minimally invasive alternative to redo surgery …”

“…Aorto-atrial fistulas (AAF) are rare but serious complications of infective endocarditis, aortic or mitral valve replacement, transseptal catheterization, connective tissue disease, and aortic dissection. [1][2][3][4] AAF may present as an asymptomatic incidental finding on an imaging study or result in florid congestive heart failure. Although the natural history of AAF after aortic valve surgery is not well studied, spontaneous closure has not been reported.…”

“…4 Percutaneous closure of AAF can be an effective minimally invasive alternative to redo surgery. 1 We report a case of post-aortic valve replacement AAF that was closed percutaneously with an Amplatz Ductal Occluder-II device (St.…”