TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A rare etiology of heart failure: traumatic arteriovenous fistula due to stab injury 17 years ago
JO  - Balkan medical journal
A1  - Hüseyin, Serhat
A1  - Yüksel, Volkan
A1  - Güçlü, Orkut
A1  - Yılmaztepe, Mustafa
A1  - Canbaz, Suat
SP  - 309
EP  - 311
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although traumatic fistula is frequently encountered, high-output heart failure due to fistula is a very rare condition. Despite an indefinitive history of trauma, arteriovenous (AV) fistula may develop insidiously, and therefore identification of a shunt is highly important for treatment. CASE REPORT: Here we report a 46-year-old male patient with heart failure due to traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula developed following a penetrating stab injury 17 years ago. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Traumatic AV fistula is a curable cause of heart failure. Also, careful examination of the patient is as significant as radiological imaging methods.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2146-3123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/balkanmedj.2015.15291
ID  - ref1
ER  -