title: Penetration of the atrialventricular septum by spread of infection from aortic valve endocarditis: early diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography and implications for surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Barbour
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Louie
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
mesh_terms: D000716:Anatomy, Artistic; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008488:Medical Illustration; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery