title: Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrioventricular septal perforation caused by an aortic valve vegetation.
abstract: A case of aortic valve endocarditis is presented in which a vegetation eroded through the atrioventricular septum and extended into the right atrium. This was diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed at surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gindea
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans