[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.
Pereira
H
H
Servico de Cardiologia Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
Branco
L
L
Agapito
A
A
Quininha
J
J
Gonçalves
J M
JM
Velho
V
V
Roquette
J
J
Antunes
A M
AM
Rato
J A
JA
Bento
R
R
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.