Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula

There are different sources of cerebral emboli, including cardiac embolism, extracranial arterial embolism, paradoxical embolism, trauma, and iatrogenic embolism. In rare cases, atypical sources should be ruled out. We are reporting a lady who presented with transient ischemic attack and had a fistu...

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Main Authors: Iyad Farouji, MD, Laura Hernandez, MD, Arwa Battah, MD, Theodore DaCosta, DO, Preet Randhawa, MD, Ahsan Khan, DO
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923002280
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author Iyad Farouji, MD
Laura Hernandez, MD
Arwa Battah, MD
Theodore DaCosta, DO
Preet Randhawa, MD
Ahsan Khan, DO
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description There are different sources of cerebral emboli, including cardiac embolism, extracranial arterial embolism, paradoxical embolism, trauma, and iatrogenic embolism. In rare cases, atypical sources should be ruled out. We are reporting a lady who presented with transient ischemic attack and had a fistula between the azygos to the pulmonary vein. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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spelling doaj.art-06e2cf718b1f455aa7413b9dba4766f52023-06-17T05:21:01ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492023-07-0118101923Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein FistulaIyad Farouji, MD0Laura Hernandez, MD1Arwa Battah, MD2Theodore DaCosta, DO3Preet Randhawa, MD4Ahsan Khan, DO5Department of Cardiology, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Medical Education, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Iyad Farouji, 111 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.Department of Medical Education, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USADepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USADepartment of Medical Education, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USADepartment of Cardiology, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USADepartment of Cardiology, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, New York Medical College, Newark, New Jersey, USAThere are different sources of cerebral emboli, including cardiac embolism, extracranial arterial embolism, paradoxical embolism, trauma, and iatrogenic embolism. In rare cases, atypical sources should be ruled out. We are reporting a lady who presented with transient ischemic attack and had a fistula between the azygos to the pulmonary vein. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923002280azygous-to-pulmonary vein fistulacardiovascular imagingechocardiographystroke
spellingShingle Iyad Farouji, MD
Laura Hernandez, MD
Arwa Battah, MD
Theodore DaCosta, DO
Preet Randhawa, MD
Ahsan Khan, DO
Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
JACC: Case Reports
azygous-to-pulmonary vein fistula
cardiovascular imaging
echocardiography
stroke
title Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
title_full Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
title_fullStr Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
title_full_unstemmed Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
title_short Transient Ischemic Attack, the Initial Presentation of Azygos to Pulmonary Vein Fistula
title_sort transient ischemic attack the initial presentation of azygos to pulmonary vein fistula
topic azygous-to-pulmonary vein fistula
cardiovascular imaging
echocardiography
stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923002280
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