An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass

Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Raman, Karthik, Sheriff, Ejaz Ahmed, Jamesraj, Jacob, Kumar, Ram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6559191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31236380
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.3.178
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Sumario:Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.

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