Abstract
The Ascending Aorta Pseudoaneurysm with Myocardium Rupture Complicated with Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis after Aortic Valve Replacement
Highlights
Atsushi Kobayashi*, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Yuichiro Jin, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Takashi Kaneshiro, Masayoshi Oikawa, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh and Yasuchika Takeishi
Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the nearby left ventricular septum and rupture of the left ventricular myocardium by enlargement of the pseudoaneurysm (Figures 1 and 2)
Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the pseudoaneurysm to be in the posterior aortic root (Figure 3)
Summary
Atsushi Kobayashi*, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Yuichiro Jin, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Takashi Kaneshiro, Masayoshi Oikawa, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh and Yasuchika Takeishi. *Corresponding author: Atsushi Kobayashi, MD, Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan 960-1295, Fax: +81-24-548-1821, Tel: +81-24-547-1190; E-mail: koba-a@fmu.ac.jp AVR: Aortic Valve Replacement; CAVB: Complete Atrioventricular Block; PVE: Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis His past medical history included aortic valve replacement (AVR) due to aortic regurgitation at the age of 39 years and pacemaker implantation because of complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) 6 months before the present admission.
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