title: Late occurrence of fatal aortitis: a complication of Aspergillus endocarditis following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
abstract: The most common fungal organism to cause endocarditis is Candida which is followed by Aspergillus. Aspergillus endocarditis can occur in either the native or prosthetic heart valves, usually occurs post-operative after cardiac valve surgery. This case is illustrative of a 49-year-old man with previous history of coronary artery bypass grafting presenting with aortic valve endocarditis which was diagnosed as Aspergillus endocarditis. Unfortunately, despite medical and surgical therapy, progressive fatal aortic invasion occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Echocardiography, Shaheed Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Vali-Asr Avenue, Adjacent Mellat Park, PO Box 1996911151, Tehran, Iran. meszadeh@rhc.ac.ir
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esmaeilzadeh
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parsaee
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Peighambari
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
authors.forename: Amir J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Khamooshi
authors.forename: S Saeid
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mozaffari
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016638:Critical Illness; D018450:Disease Progression; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors