Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrioventricular septal perforation caused by an aortic valve vegetation.
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.
Trehan
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Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
Goldfarb
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Gindea
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Kronzon
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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