Literature DB >> 18001366

Comprehensive imaging including three-dimensional echocardiography of an infected, ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm.

Hector M Medina1, Jacobo Vazquez, Allison Pritchett, Nasser Lakkis, Hisham Dokainish.   

Abstract

A 30-year-old man presented with fevers and fatigue. Blood cultures grew Streptococcus mitis in 4/4 bottles. Transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography revealed an anterior coronary sinus of Valsalva (SOV) aneurysm with fistula formation into the right ventricle with vegetation on the fistulous tract, and a bicuspid aortic valve without vegetation. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed these findings. After parenteral antibiotic treatment, the patient went for successful repair of the fistula, with the imaging findings confirmed at surgery. This case represents a rare complication of a ruptured SOV aneurysm, with excellent delineation of cardiac anatomy using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography.

Entities:  

Mesh:

Year:  2007        PMID: 18001366     DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00545.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Echocardiography        ISSN: 0742-2822            Impact factor:   1.724


  1 in total

1.  Infective endocarditis of an aorto-right atrial fistula caused by asymptomatic rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a case report.

Authors:  Akihiko Ikeda; Tomomi Nakajima; Taisuke Konishi; Kanji Matsuzaki; Akinori Sugano; Yuko Fumikura; Hidetaka Nishina; Tomoaki Jikuya
Journal:  Surg Case Rep       Date:  2016-05-15
  1 in total

北京卡尤迪生物科技股份有限公司 © 2022-2023.