title: Cardiac tamponade as an unusual manifestation of infective endocarditis.
abstract: Contained rupture of the left ventricle secondary to a myocardial abscess is uncommon. We present a case of infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with an unusual manifestation: a cardiac tamponade due to a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers Cedex, France. jamilhajjchahine@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hajj-Chahine
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomasi
authors.forename: Fadia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome