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Infrequent complication of coronary artery fistula: infective
endocarditis of coronary fistula with aortic valve involvement
Abstract
Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital coronary artery
anomaly and Infective endocarditis is a rare complication with high
mortality rate. We present a 37-year-old female with a giant CAF that
was complicated by infective endocarditis of the fistula with extension
and involvement of the aortic valve. The diagnose was performed by
transthoracic and three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography,
then confirmed by computerized tomographic. The patient underwent
successful aortic valve replacement and fistula repair after appropriate
antibiotic therapy.