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- Title
32-year-old Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistula Presenting With Leg Ulcer and High-output Heart Failure.
- Authors
Palić, Benjamin; Mandić, Ante; Prskalo, Zrinko; Fazlibegović, Emir
- Abstract
Traumatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is not a common disorder, and dermatological signs and heart failure caused by AVF are rarely reported. We present the case of a 55-year-old woman who was referred for congestive heart failure symptoms. Echocardiography revealed preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Due to edema of the right leg with a long-standing leg ulcer and palpable femoral thrill, duplex ultrasonography was performed. It showed an AVF between the right superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the right femoral vein (FV). The patient recalled a 32-year-old gunshot injury that was not medically treated. After the diagnosis of AVF she was referred to a surgeon for an AVF ligation, with subsequent resolution of her symptoms. The differential diagnosis of leg ulcer with leg edema should include the possibility of AVF as a cause.
- Subjects
WOUNDS &; injuries; PUBLIC health surveillance; LEG ulcers; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; DUPLEX ultrasonography; LEG; EDEMA; HEART failure; CHEST X rays; PEPTIDE hormones; ANGIOGRAPHY; VARICOSE veins; ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; GUNSHOT wounds; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SUTURES
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 5, p544
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15385744231225886