Left ventricular to left atrial communication secondary to a paraaortic abscess: Color flow doppler documentation

Aortic root abscess occurs frequently in aortic prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. The present echocardiography report documents a ruptured abscess that led to a direct communication between the left ventricular outflow tract and the left atrium confirmed by real-time (color flow) Doppler imag...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1987-07, Vol.10 (1), p.222-224
Main Authors: Fisher, Edward A., Estioko, Manuel R., Stern, Eric H., Goldman, Martin E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscess - complications
Adult
Aortic Valve
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary Circulation
Echocardiography - methods
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Female
Fistula - diagnosis
Fistula - etiology
Heart
Heart Atria
Heart Valve Diseases - complications
Heart Valve Diseases - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Medical sciences
Streptococcal Infections - complications
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Summary:Aortic root abscess occurs frequently in aortic prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. The present echocardiography report documents a ruptured abscess that led to a direct communication between the left ventricular outflow tract and the left atrium confirmed by real-time (color flow) Doppler imaging.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(87)80184-5