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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Periaortic Abscess Extending into Interatrial Septum
Author(s) -
ESPINOLAZAVALETA NILDA,
VARGASBARRON JESUS,
ROMEROCARDENAS ANGEL,
RIJLAARSDAM MARIA,
DIAZMONCADA SAMUEL,
KEIRNS CANDACE
Publication year - 1995
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.1540-8175.1995.tb00562.x
Subject(s) - interatrial septum , medicine , abscess , endocarditis , atrial septum , cardiology , surgery , radiology , left atrium , atrial fibrillation
A case of native aortic valve endocarditis is presented in which a vegetation originated a supra‐annular abscess with extension into the inferior portion of the atrial septum. This was diagnosed in vivo by transesophageal echocardiography and confirmed at surgery.