Serial contrast enhanced cardiac computed tomography to assess extensive peri-aortic abscess following Bentall procedure

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 1;173(2):e7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.055. Epub 2014 Mar 18.

Authors

Anas Alani¹, Praneeth Kudaravalli¹, Sirous Darabian¹, Aseel Al-Ani¹, Omar Al-Juboori¹, Matthew J Budoff²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Department of Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24679690
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.055

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic abscess; Bentall procedure; Cardiac computed tomography angiography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Abscess / etiology*
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / etiology*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*