title: Usefulness of two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess.
abstract: Paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess represents a rare, but lethal complication of infective endocarditis. We report a case of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess whose detection was augmented using live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in detecting this finding.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Amier
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6511-105X
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: McElwee
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Amy Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Kirolos N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Barssoum
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmed E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Elkaryoni
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Arisha
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Swetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srialluri
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seghatol
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: coronary artery compression; paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess; proximal left coronary system compression; three-dimensional echocardiography; two-dimensional echocardiography