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A case of prosthetic aortic valve dehiscence due to infective endocarditis without paravalvular regurgitation
Author(s) -
Buggey Jonathan,
Hoit Brian D.
Publication year - 2019
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.14401
Subject(s) - dehiscence , medicine , regurgitation (circulation) , endocarditis , cardiology , infective endocarditis , cardiac skeleton , complication , prosthesis , aortic root , surgery , aorta
Aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis is often a challenging disease process that carries high morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography is widely used to identify infected valves and associated complications. One major complication of an infection involving the aortic annulus is dehiscence of the prosthetic valve from the aortic root and is usually associated with paravalvular regurgitation. Here, we present a rare case of complete prosthetic valve dehiscence without paravalvular regurgitation on transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.