Usefulness of two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess.
Amier AhmadSamuel K McElweeAmy Z JiangKirolos N BarssoumAhmed E ElkaryoniMohammed J ArishaSwetha SrialluriFrank SeghatolNavin C NandaPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
Paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess represents a rare, but lethal complication of infective endocarditis. We report a case of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess whose detection was augmented using live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in detecting this finding.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- left ventricular
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- left atrial appendage
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- rare case
- label free
- loop mediated isothermal amplification