Bacterial endocarditis involving a subaortic membrane.
A subaortic membrane predisposes to bacterial endocarditis usually affecting the aortic valve and left ventricular outflow tract. Endocarditis involving the subaortic membrane itself has been described twice only; once at operation and once at postmortem. The case of a man with vegetations involving a subaortic membrane that were detected preoperatively and the echocardiographic appearances of these findings are reported.
Pentousis
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Department of Medical Cardiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.
Cooper
J P
JP
Rae
A P
AP
D000328:Adult; D001020:Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*