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Usefulness of two‐ and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess |
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| Authors: | Amier Ahmad MD Samuel K McElwee MD Amy Z Jiang MD Kirolos N Barssoum MBBCH Ahmed E Elkaryoni MBBCH Mohammed J Arisha MBBCH Swetha Srialluri MBBS Frank Seghatol MD Navin C Nanda MD |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;2. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA |
| Abstract: | Paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess represents a rare, but lethal complication of infective endocarditis. We report a case of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess whose detection was augmented using live/real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two‐ and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in detecting this finding. |
| Keywords: | coronary artery compression paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess proximal left coronary system compression three‐dimensional echocardiography two‐dimensional echocardiography |