Aortic valve aneurysm after acute endocarditis

Clin Cardiol. 1997 Nov;20(11):969-70. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960201114.

Abstract

Endocarditis at the aortic level is usually characterized by the presence of a vegetation or an abscess on echocardiography. This paper reports on what is believed by the authors to be the first case of endocarditis presenting as an aneurysmal deformation of one aortic cusp without a vegetation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis / complications*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged