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"(Pseudo)cavities inside the heart: What may they unfold?"

Andreia CampinasSofia CabralPatrícia RodriguesAndré Dias de FriasAndré AlexandreDavid Sá CoutoCatarina GomesLuísa CaiadoSevero Torres
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2023)
Subvalvular aortic stenosis manifesting as a subaortic membrane predisposes to bacterial endocarditis, which typically affects the aortic valve (AoV) or, less frequently, the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). We present the case of a 60-year-old woman expressing an odd form of a subvalvular aortic membrane in conjunction with a left Valsalva sinus pseudoaneurysm as a result of an endocarditis complication.
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