Mitral valve ring dehiscence with an aorta-left atrial fistula

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Aug;8(4):296-8. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.03.013. Epub 2006 May 11.

Abstract

In an era with the increasing use of various imaging modalities including echocardiography, ventriculography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, one must be aware of the limitations of each discipline. We report a case of an individual who presented with both a partial dehiscence of a mitral valve annuloplasty ring and an aorta-left atrium fistula following surgical management of infective endocarditis that was correctly identified using transesophageal echocardiographic imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta / pathology
  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • Aortic Valve / pathology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fistula / microbiology
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / microbiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / physiopathology
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vascular Fistula / microbiology*
  • Viridans Streptococci*