Utility of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic conduit endocarditis in patients who have undergone the Cabrol procedure.
The Cabrol procedure is being increasingly performed in patients with aortic pathologic conditions. Transesophageal echocardiography can help in the prompt diagnosis of endocarditis in these patients. In this report we present transesophageal echocardiographic features of two patients in whom endocarditis developed after they underwent the Cabrol procedure for ascending aortic aneurysm caused by Marfan's syndrome.
Dent
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Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908.
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D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged