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Native Aortic Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Pseudoaneurysm of Mitral‐Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa
Author(s) -
Ekici Filiz,
Kocabaş Abdullah,
Aktaş Doğukan,
Çetin İlker,
Eminoğlu Sancar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12431
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , endocarditis , cardiology , bicuspid aortic valve , embolism , aortic valve , aorta , complication , myocardial infarction , mitral valve , surgery
Pseudoaneurysm of mitral‐aortic intervalvular fibrosa ( PA ‐ MAIVF ) is a rare complication of native aortic valve endocarditis. This region is a relatively avascular area and prone to infection during endocarditis and subsequent aneurysm formation. The rupture into the pericardial cavity and left atrium or aorta, systemic embolism, myocardial infarction secondary to left coronary compression, and sudden death are the reported complications. Herein, we present a 9‐year‐old boy who was diagnosed with bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis complicated by PA ‐ MAIVF , cerebral embolism, and hemorrhage. PA ‐ MAIVF was visualized by both two‐ and three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and ruptured into pericardial space causing a fatal outcome.