Acute Heart Failure Due to a Fistula Between the Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysm and the Right Atrium Following a Previous Aortic Dissection RepairNovel Teaching Points

• Nobunari Tomura, MD,
• Takuo Nakagami, MD, PhD,
• Masakazu Kikai, MD, PhD,
• Tetsuro Hamaoka, MD,
• Kuniyoshi Fukai, MD, PhD,
• Shinichiro Yamaguchi, MD,
• Keiji Matsubayashi, MD, PhD,
• Satoaki Matoba, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Nobunari Tomura, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Takuo Nakagami, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan; Corresponding author: Dr Takuo Nakagami, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchidacho, Omihachiman, Shiga 523-0082, Japan. Tel.: +81 748 33 3151; fax: +81 748 33 4877.

Masakazu Kikai, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan

Tetsuro Hamaoka, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan

Kuniyoshi Fukai, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan

Shinichiro Yamaguchi, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rakuwakai Marutamachi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan

Keiji Matsubayashi, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Japan

Satoaki Matoba, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan