A postoperative left ventricular-right atrial shunt due to infectious endocarditis after aortic repair with aortic valve replacement detected by transesophageal echocardiography
Abstract Infectious endocarditis (IE) with acute heart failure is a medical emergency. In particular, postoperative IE after aortic repair with an artificial vascular graft is a life-threatening matter. We present a case in which a mobile abscess appeared on the aortic valve annulus with an intra-ca...
Main Authors: | Toshiyuki Sawai, Junko Nakahira, Manabu Kitano, Toshiaki Minami |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-09-01
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Series: | JA Clinical Reports |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0052-7 |
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