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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Aortopulmonary Fistula
Author(s) -
CHEN CHUNGHUO,
NANDA NAVIN C.,
FAN POHOEY,
SANYAL RAJATSUBHRA,
HSIUNG MING C.,
ALLAM ABDULGADER R.
Publication year - 1993
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/j.1540-8175.1993.tb00015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , fistula , prosthesis , leak , abscess , radiology , cardiology , surgery , aortic valve , engineering , environmental engineering
Our case illustrates the value of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of patients suspected or diagnosed to have prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. In addition to making a correct diagnosis of the exact site and nature of the aortopulmonary fistula, the technique also correctly demonstrated the location and extent of all the abscess cavities. The two perforations in the anterior mitral leaflet as well as the disruption of the aortic prosthesis with paraprosthetic leak were also correctly characterized.