Repair of Aorto‐Left Ventricular and Aorto‐Right Ventricular Fistulas Following Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

We report a case of a 77‐year‐old male who presented with an aorto‐left ventricular fistula and an aorto‐right ventricular fistula secondary to prosthetic valve endocarditis. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12197 (J Card Surg 2013;28:654–659)

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