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A rare echocardiographic image of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis complicated with paravalvular abscess, pseudoaneurysm and aorto‐right atrial fistula
Author(s) -
Gurbuz Ahmet Seyfeddin,
Alsancak Yakup,
Ozcelik Abdullah,
Ozer Sumeyye Fatma,
Duzenli Mehmet Akif
Publication year - 2018
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.14097
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , pseudoaneurysm , abscess , fistula , surgery , prosthesis , aortic valve , cardiology , aneurysm
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.