Echocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report
Zogg CK, Avesta A, Bonde PN, Mani A. Echocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports 2022, 6: ytac032. PMID: 35295731, PMCID: PMC8922699, DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchF-flurodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomographyPeriannular abscessInfective endocarditisClinical suspicionNew-onset left bundle branch blockComposite aortic root replacementFirst-degree atrioventricular blockLeft bundle branch blockAortic Root AbscessEvidence of abscessOptimal imaging approachPrompt operative interventionSubsequent FDG-PETAortic root replacementBicuspid aortic valveBundle branch blockAdditional imaging techniquesPossible abscessRoot abscessesRoot replacementOperative interventionHeart blockTransoesophageal echocardiographyAtrioventricular blockActive infection