Left ventricular to left atrial communication secondary to a paraaortic abscess: color flow Doppler documentation.
Aortic root abscess occurs frequently in aortic prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. The present echocardiographic report documents a ruptured abscess that led to a direct communication between the left ventricular outflow tract and the left atrium confirmed by real-time (color flow) Doppler imaging.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*