The Approach to Multimodal Cardiac Image in the Diagnosis and Follow Up of an Aortocaval Fistula

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computed tomography angiography, cardiovascular anomalies, echocardiography, arteriovenous fistula, magnetic resonance image.

Abstract

Aortocaval fistulas are cardiac malformations without any worldwide incidence or prevalence data. The case is presented of a 45-year-old male patient, asymptomatic, with a 15-year history of infective endocarditis without clinical follow-up, who attended a routine check-up and was auscultated a cardiac murmur. After assessment by noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques, an aortocaval fistula associated with an anomaly at the origin of the coronary arteries was observed. The aim of the present article was to describe the usefulness of multimodal cardiac imaging in the diagnostic suspicion and confirmation of a patient with asymptomatic congenital aortocaval fistula. The use of various imaging techniques includes noninvasive studies that facilitate the diagnosis of cardiac anomalies and comprehensive patient follow-up. The surgical approach is indicated in selected cases; optimal intervention time is controversial; and follow-up, together with clinical assessment, is of great diagnostic value.

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Author Biographies

Paola Elizabeth Alvarez Guerrero, Universidad Católica de Cuenca

Alumno de Pregrado de la Carrera de Medicina-Campus Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

María Daniela Carpio Toro, Universidad Católica de Cuenca

Docente Carrera de Medicina-Campus Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

Andrés Felipe Mercado González, Universidad Católica de Cuenca

Docente Carrera de Medicina-Campus Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

María Paz Pérez Avilés, Universidad Católica de Cuenca

Alumno de Pregrado de la Carrera de Medicina-Campus Cuenca, Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

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Published

2023-06-26

How to Cite

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Alvarez Guerrero PE, Carpio Toro MD, Mercado González AF, Pérez Avilés MP. The Approach to Multimodal Cardiac Image in the Diagnosis and Follow Up of an Aortocaval Fistula. Rev. cuba. cardiol. cir. cardiovasc. [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 26 [cited 2026 Jan. 2];29(2):e1447. Available from: https://revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/1447

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