Unusual cases of infective endocarditis

We report 2 patients with unusual cases of infective endocarditis. The first patient had a large, mural vegetation on left ventricle that was diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography; and the second patient had a large, mobile vegetation in the descending prosthetic aorta with an abscess cavity...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 93
Main Authors:	Caruso, Aurelio, Iarussi, Diana, Dialetto, Giovanni, Covino, Franco, Crispo, Claudio, Coppolino, Pasquale, Tripoldi, Maria Francoise, Utili, Riccardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-2002
Subjects:	Adult Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Thoracic - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging Heart Ventricles - pathology Humans Male Staphylococcal Infections - complications Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
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Summary:	We report 2 patients with unusual cases of infective endocarditis. The first patient had a large, mural vegetation on left ventricle that was diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography; and the second patient had a large, mobile vegetation in the descending prosthetic aorta with an abscess cavity around the vessel, diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. This report confirms the usefulness of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of uncommon cases of endocarditis.
ISSN:	0894-7317
DOI:	10.1067/mje.2002.116311