Echocardiographic identification of infective endocarditis within a congenital left sinus of Valsalva-right atrial communication

P Caso; A Municino; G R Sutherland

doi:10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80207-1

Echocardiographic identification of infective endocarditis within a congenital left sinus of Valsalva-right atrial communication

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1994 Jul-Aug;7(4):434-7. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80207-1.

Authors

P Caso¹, A Municino, G R Sutherland

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Monaldi via Leonardo Bianchi, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 7917357
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80207-1

Abstract

A rare case is described of infective endocarditis within a congenital left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to right atrial communication diagnosed by a combination of precordial and transesophageal echocardiography. The respective roles of precordial and transesophageal echocardiography in this case are discussed with regard to both diagnosis and surgical decision making.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Aneurysm / congenital*
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / abnormalities
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*
Sinus of Valsalva / diagnostic imaging*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging
Streptococcus agalactiae