Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2019 Jun;52(3):178-181. 10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.3.178.
An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
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- 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India. ramintokarthik@gmail.com
- 2Department of Cardiology, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
- KMID: 2455164
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.3.178
Abstract
- Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.
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