A Rare Case of Pulmonary Hypertension <b>As a Result of Arteriovenous Fistula After Cardiac Surgery</b>

Gülsah Tayyareci; Sennur Ünal Dayi; Haldun Akgöz; Sait Terzi; Tamer Akbulut; Alper Aydin; Abdullah Tuygun

doi:10.1536/ihj.46.551

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A Rare Case of Pulmonary Hypertension

As a Result of Arteriovenous Fistula After Cardiac Surgery

Gülsah Tayyareci, Sennur Ünal Dayi, Haldun Akgöz, Sait Terzi, Tamer Akbulut, Alper Aydin, Abdullah Tuygun

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Keywords: Pulmonary hypertension, Arteriovenous fistula

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2005 Volume 46 Issue 3 Pages 551-556

DOI https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.46.551

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Abstract

A 19 year-old woman who underwent corrective surgery for an atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) 12 years previously presented with pulmonary hypertension. Cardiac catheterization showed a fistula between the right subclavian artery and vena jugularis interna. In this case, a rare example of secondary pulmonary hypertension due to acquired arteriovenous fistula after cardiac surgery is presented.

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