1.An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
Karthik RAMAN ; Ejaz Ahmed SHERIFF ; Jacob JAMESRAJ ; Ram KUMAR
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019;52(3):178-181
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.
Abscess
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Endocarditis
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Humans
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Thoracic Surgery
2.An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
Karthik RAMAN ; Ejaz Ahmed SHERIFF ; Jacob JAMESRAJ ; Ram KUMAR
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019;52(3):178-181
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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