Right-sided vegetation unmasks aortic endocarditis. |
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| Authors: | Gregoire Girod Frank Renders Andres Jaussi |
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| Affiliation: | Service de Cardiologie, CHU Vaudois, Rte du Bugnon 46, Lausanne 1010, Switzerland. gregoire.girod@chuv.ch |
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| Abstract: | Echocardiography is a key tool in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Although transthoracic echocardiography is the first step in the work-up, transoesophageal echocardiography is mandatory for the evaluation of the exact extent of the infectious process. Indeed, perivalvular abscess can fistulate towards different heart chambers, leading sometimes to critical clinical situations. |
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| Keywords: | Endocarditis Echocardiography Aortic valve Bicuspid valve Fistula |
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