1.
Echocardiography
; 34(2): 264-266, 2017 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28240431
ABSTRACT
Paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess represents a rare, but lethal complication of infective endocarditis. We report a case of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess whose detection was augmented using live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in detecting this finding.