| Autor: |
Marcello Chiocchi, MD PhD, Francesca D'Errico, MD, Vincenzo De Stasio, MD, Federica Di Tosto, MD, Luca Pugliese, MD, Carlo Di Donna, MD, Luigi Spiritigliozzi, MD, Leonardo Benelli, MD, Salvatore Masala, MD PhD, Lucrezia Caterino, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD PhD, Monia Pasqualetto, MD, Cecilia Cerimele, MD, Francesco Sbordone, MD, Francesco Grimaldi, MD, Matteo Cesareni, MD, Alessandra Luciano, MD, Mario Laudazi, MD, Carlotta Rellini, MD, Martina Cerocchi, MD, Paola Leomanni, MD, Roberto Floris, MD PhD, Francesco Garaci, MD PhD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 12, Pp 3703-3707 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1930-0433 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.066 |
| Popis: |
Infective endocarditis can have peri-annular spread and involve the valvular annulus and adjacent cardiac structures, leading to tissue necrosis and peri-annular abscess. This process may cause pseudoaneurysm formation and other rare and potentially life-threatening complications, so their identification and correct diagnosis are crucial.We describe a case of an 81-year-old woman, with a history of aortic valve replacement and worsening of symptoms, that presents at the imaging a pseudoaneurysm of the aortic root complicated at the same time by 2 life-threatening conditions: fistulization in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) and the compression of Right Coronary Artery (RCA).This case underlines the importance of imaging, especially Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA), in the diagnosis and follow-up of infective endocarditis and its complications, especially in a patient not eligible for surgery. |
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