Prosthetic aortic valve abscess producing total right coronary artery occlusion: diagnosis by transesophageal three-dimensional echocardiography.
We present a patient with total right coronary artery occlusion produced by a prosthetic aortic valve abscess. The diagnosis was made by transesophageal three-dimensional echocardiography.
Horton
Carl J
CJ
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35249, USA.
Nanda
Navin C
NC
Nekkanti
Rajasekhar
R
Mukhtar
Osman
O
McGiffin
David
D
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*