AV fistula

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This is an AV fistula case in NMS surgery casebook. Can some please help explain the pathophysiology behind this case?
How does an AV fistula cause the following: bilateral rales, jugular venous distention, systolic ejection murmur, and S3 gallop.

I am assuming a left heart failure from high cardiac output failure causing pulmonary congestion (rales), right heart failure (JVD), stiff/hypertrophic left ventricular wall (S3). Please correct me if my thought process is wrong. I still don't know what causes the systolic ejection murmur.

Thanks in advance.

 

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High output heart failure

 

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High output heart failure

Murmur comes from the increased flow, similar to how anemia will cause a murmur

 

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This is an AV fistula case in NMS surgery casebook. Can some please help explain the pathophysiology behind this case?
How does an AV fistula cause the following: bilateral rales, jugular venous distention, systolic ejection murmur, and S3 gallop.

I am assuming a left heart failure from high cardiac output failure causing pulmonary congestion (rales), right heart failure (JVD), stiff/hypertrophic left ventricular wall (S3). Please correct me if my thought process is wrong. I still don't know what causes the systolic ejection murmur.

Thanks in advance.

Not sure if you figured it out already, but the hyperdynamic circulation can cause a mid-systolic ejection murmur across the semilunar valves that is purely related to flow rate.

 

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Thank you for the responses. It makes sense now