INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS DIAGNOSED BY 18FDG PET SCAN IN A PATIENT WITH PROSTHETIC AORTIC VALVE
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A rare case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated with multiple fistula to peri aortic structure
Multiple aorto-cardiac cavity communications is very rare but important complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. The case below illustrates multiple aorto-cardiac cavity fistula formation following prostethic aortic valve endocarditis presented with slowly progressive symptoms of heart failure. A brief review of surgical reconstruction and the existing literature are presented, i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)04061-4