title: Unexpected sequel of chronic Q-fever endocarditis.
abstract: We report a patient with chronic Q-fever endocarditis who was treated with Bentall procedure on two occasions due to persistent endocarditis. A chronic pseudoaneurysm of the aortic root was discovered incidentally by cardiac magnetic resonance and computed tomography eight years post-operatively. Due to chronicity of the pseudoaneurysm and great risk of re-intervention, conservative management was recommended.
authors.affiliation: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic, Peter Lougheed Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Calgary, Canada; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moustafa
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Patton
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Balon
authors.forename: Nanette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Pseudoaneurysm; Q-fever endocarditis