A rare echocardiographic image of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated with paravalvular abscess, pseudoaneurysm and aorto-right atrial fistula.
Ahmet Seyfettin GürbüzYakup AlsancakAbdullah OzcelikSumeyye Fatma OzerMehmet Akif DuzenliPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
Early infectious endocarditis (IE) occurs in 3% of prosthesis in the first 12 months. Early IE is more aggressive than late prosthetic valve endocarditis. Mortality remains high, despite combined medical and surgical treatment. We present a case of early IE in aortic prosthetic valve complicated with paravalvular abscess, pseudoaneurysm and aorto- right atrial fistula.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- mitral valve
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- left atrial
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- aortic dissection
- pulmonary arterial hypertension