A combination of severe complications in a case of infective endocarditis: Dehiscence of prosthetic aortic valve, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm, and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse.
Mehmet Rasih SonsözIlyas CetinAlev KılıcgedikDuygu InanYelda Saltan OzatesMehmed YanartasNihan KayalarPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2022)
Prosthetic valve endocarditis with mechanical complications causing pulmonary edema is fatal, therefore it needs to be diagnosed early and should be treated surgically in emergency setting. Transesophageal echocardiogram is crucial for recognizing the mechanical complications, which can be encountered on daily practice, but the coexistence of complications occurring on different mechanism is rather uncommon. Herein, we report a 21-year-old gentleman presenting with acute heart failure, whose imaging tests showed a combination of dehiscence of mechanical aortic valve prosthesis, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm, and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic dissection
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- risk factors
- acute heart failure
- healthcare
- emergency department
- public health
- primary care
- high resolution
- heart failure
- physical activity
- early onset
- coronary artery disease
- quality improvement
- endovascular treatment
- mitral valve
- atrial fibrillation
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial appendage