title: Intramyocardial paravalvular abscess after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Myocardial abscess is a rare but life-threatening disease with various clinical presentations. We describe the case of a paravalvular abscess distending intramurally 7 years post surgery for aortic valve replacement. Early detection and urgent surgical intervention is essential for this otherwise fatal disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lutin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Van Belleghem
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Devos
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome