| Literature DB >> 24973845 |
Salim Al-Maskari1, Prashanth Panduranga2, Abdullah Al-Farqani1, Eapen Thomas1, John Velliath3.
Abstract
Native aortic valve or its prosthetic valve endocarditis can extend to the adjacent periannular areas and erode into nearby cardiac chambers, leading to pseudoaneurysm and aorta-cavitary fistulas respectively. The later usually leads to acute cardiac failure and hemodynamic instability requiring an urgent surgical intervention. However rarely this might pass unnoticed and the patient might present later with cardiac murmur. Percutaneous device closure of aortic pseudoaneurysm, ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, aorta-pulmonary window, paravalvular leaks, and aorta-cavitary fistula have been reported. We present a 59-year-old female who developed a large aortic root pseudoaneurysm with biventricular communication aorta-cavitary fistulas presenting late following aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis. She underwent successful percutaneous device closure of her pseudoaneurysm and aorta-cavitary fistulas using two Amplatzer Duct Occluders. This case illustrates a challenging combination of aortic root pseudoaneurysm and biventricular aorta-cavitary fistulas that was successfully treated with percutaneous procedure.Entities:
Keywords: Aorta-cavitary fistula; Device closure; Endocarditis; Pseudoaneurysm
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24973845 PMCID: PMC4121747 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.03.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian Heart J ISSN: 0019-4832