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The Rupture of Periaortic Infective Aneurysm into the Left Atrium and the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract: Preoperative Diagnosis by Transthoracic Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Lastowiecka Ewa,
Biederman Andrzej,
Szajewski Tomasz,
RydlewskaSadowska Wanda
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00173.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular outflow tract , infective endocarditis , left atrium , cardiology , complication , endocarditis , outflow , abscess , aortic valve , aortic root , surgery , radiology , aorta , atrial fibrillation , physics , meteorology
We present a rare complication of infective endocarditis, perforated periaortic abscess with fistulous communication between the aortic root, the left atrium, and the left ventricular outflow tract. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic diagnosis was confirmed intraoperatively. The patient was treated successfully by aortic homograft implantation.