| Autor: |
Baskar Sekar, Richard Wheeler, Navroz Masani, Sean Gallagher |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Echo Research and Practice, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp K35-K40 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2055-0464 |
| DOI: |
10.1530/ERP-18-0022 |
| Popis: |
This case describes an unusual presentation of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE): an acute coronary syndrome. A 67-year-old male presented with cardiac sounding chest pain on a background of a short history of night sweats, weight loss and general malaise. Four months previously, he had undergone bio-prosthetic aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis and single vessel bypass grafting of the obtuse marginal. Whilst having chest pain, his ECG showed infero-lateral ST depression. Early coronary angiography revealed a new right coronary artery (RCA) lesion that was not present prior to his cardiac surgery. Using multi-modality cardiac imaging, the diagnosis of PVE was made. An aortic root abscess was demonstrated that was causing external compression of the RCA. |
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