J Cardiovasc Imaging.
2020 Apr;28(2):161-163. 10.4250/jcvi.2019.0100.
Escherichia coli Infective Endocarditis Presented with Aorta-to-left Atrial Fistula and Mitral Valve Aneurysm Rupture: A Rare Clinical Finding
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- 1Department of Cardiology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
- KMID: 2509463
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcvi.2019.0100
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Figure 1 (A) Ruptured mitral valve aneurysm on 3D echocardiography. (B) The large aneurysm and vegetation on the anterolateral mitral valve. (C) The severe MR to the LA due to aneurysm rupture. (D) The fistula formation of aorta to LA. (E) The color Doppler flow through the fistula between the aorta and LA. LA: left atrium, LAA: left atrium appendage, LV: left ventricle, MR: mitral regurgitation.
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1. Rangarajan D, Ramakrishnan S, Patro KC, et al. Native valve Escherichia coli endocarditis following urosepsis. Indian J Nephrol. 2013; 23:232–234. PMID: 23814428.
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