Authors

Arun Kunjappan Philip^a, Vinu C V^a, Niwin George^a, Kishore Lal^a, Akhil Sreedharan Nair^a, Parvathy Priya Yoganadhan^a
aDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Governement Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram

Abstract

Aortocavitary fistulas are one of the rare complications of infective endocarditis. These fistulas can even cause cardiac failures which mandate a surgical correction. This is a case report of a 38-year-old male who is a known case of rheumatic valvular heart disease, developed aortocavitary fistula following an attack of infective endocarditis.
Keywords: Infective Endocarditis, Aortocavitary fistula

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