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  • Titel: A combination of severe complications in a case of infective endocarditis: Dehiscence of prosthetic aortic valve, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm, and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse
  • Beteiligte: Sonsoz, Mehmet Rasih; Cetin, Ilyas; Kilicgedik, Alev; Inan, Duygu; Ozates, Yelda Saltan; Yanartas, Mehmed; Kayalar, Nihan
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2022
  • Erschienen in: Echocardiography, 39 (2022) 7, Seite 957-958
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/echo.15418
  • ISSN: 0742-2822; 1540-8175
  • Schlagwörter: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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  • Beschreibung: AbstractProsthetic valve endocarditis with mechanical complications causing pulmonary edema is fatal, therefore it needs to be diagnosed early and should be treated surgically in emergency setting. Transesophageal echocardiogram is crucial for recognizing the mechanical complications, which can be encountered on daily practice, but the coexistence of complications occurring on different mechanism is rather uncommon. Herein, we report a 21‐year‐old gentleman presenting with acute heart failure, whose imaging tests showed a combination of dehiscence of mechanical aortic valve prosthesis, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm, and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse.