[Successful operation of aortic abscess ruptured into left atrium. Diagnostic importance of color coded Doppler echocardiography].
Myocardial abscesses are a serious complication of infectious endocarditis. A 60 years old male patient with subaortic ring abscess is reported. A fistula developed between the left ventricular outflow tract and the left atrium. Doppler echocardiography was of outmost importance for diagnosis. Surgery was successfully performed.
Servico de Cardiologia Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
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Pereira
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Branco
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Agapito
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Quininha
J M
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Gonçalves
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Velho
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Roquette
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Antunes
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Rato
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
Abcesso aórtico com rotura para a aurícula esquerda, operado com sucesso. Importância diagnóstica do eco-Doppler codificado a cor.