Aortic root to left atrium fistula: a rare complication of infective endocarditis in a native aortic valve

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Aug;30(6):1203-4. doi: 10.1007/s10554-014-0451-7. Epub 2014 May 18.

Abstract

The image shows a pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and a fistula between the non-coronary sinus and the left atrium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / microbiology
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Aortic Diseases / microbiology*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fistula / diagnosis
  • Fistula / microbiology*
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / complications
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / complications
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*