Echocardiographic detection of subvalvar aortic root aneurysm extending to mitral valve annulus as complication of aortic valve endocarditis.
Acute aortic regurgitation as a consequence of infective endocarditis developed in a young man after peritonitis. A large subvalvar aortic root aneurysm extending to the mitral valve annulus together with features of severe acute aortic regurgitation were shown by M-mode echocardiography. The echocardiographic findings were confirmed at operation when obliteration of the aneurysmal space and aortic valve replacement were performed. Postoperative echocardiography confirmed obliteration of the aneurysmal space.
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001021:Aortic Valve; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve