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Mycotic aneurysm of the root of left subclavian artery associated with aortic coarctation discovered by echocardiography
Author(s) -
Deng Mingdan,
Wei Xin,
Zhang Wen,
Tang Hong
Publication year - 2017
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.13614
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , left subclavian artery , cardiology , mycotic aneurysm , subclavian artery , radiology , aorta , aortic arch
A 16‐year‐old girl was admitted with a 7‐month history of recurrent fever, weight loss of 5 kg, and general poor health status. Blood culture was positive with Streptococcus viridans . Transthoracic echocardiography established an aneurysm of the root of left subclavian artery, associated with an aortic coarctation just before the origin of the left subclavian artery with a velocity of 4.8 cm/s. Three‐dimensional echocardiography demonstrated the entire inner structure of the aneurysm. Computed tomography reconstruction confirmed the presence of aortic coarctation and mycotic aneurysm, it also revealed an aberrant right subclavian artery.