Major dehiscence of infected aortic valve prosthesis with "rocking motion" but without diastolic paravalvular regurgitation

Ethel Metz; Marc Hartmann; Clemens von Birgelen; Max M P Haalebos; Patrick M J Verhorst

doi:10.1007/s10554-006-9106-7

Major dehiscence of infected aortic valve prosthesis with "rocking motion" but without diastolic paravalvular regurgitation

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2006 Dec;22(6):771-4. doi: 10.1007/s10554-006-9106-7. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Authors

Ethel Metz¹, Marc Hartmann, Clemens von Birgelen, Max M P Haalebos, Patrick M J Verhorst

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Thoraxcentrum Twente, Haaksbergerstraat 55, 7513 ER, Enschede, The Netherlands.

PMID: 16779614
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9106-7

Abstract

We present a case of a 66-year-old patient with infective endocarditis of an aortic valve bioprosthesis with major dehiscence and extensive "rocking motion" but without any diastolic paravalvular regurgitation as assessed with radiography and transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve / physiopathology
Bioprosthesis*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / etiology
Endocarditis / physiopathology
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / physiopathology
Reoperation