[Echocardiographic diagnosis of infectious endocarditis on patent ductus arteriosus with involvement of the pulmonary artery and the pulmonary and aortic semilunar valves. Description of a case]. / Diagnosi ecocardiografica di endocardite infettiva su dotto arterioso pervio con interessamento dell'arteria polmonare, delle semilunari polmonari ed aortiche. Descrizione di un caso.
G Ital Cardiol
; 16(9): 795-7, 1986 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Infective endocarditis is one of the most rare complications of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Usually vegetations are localised at the level of the patent ductus and can involve the left branch and the trunk of the pulmonary artery. We report the case of a young woman with PDA, who was admitted to the hospital in severe congestive heart failure due to infective endocarditis. A 2D echocardiographic examination revealed vegetations into the ductus with extension to the pulmonary artery, pulmonary valve and aortic valve. The results of the echocardiographic study enabled us to evaluate the extension of the lesions, to avoid heart catheterization and to decide the most suitable surgical approach for repairing all the damage in one surgical operation.
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Assunto principal:
Valva Aórtica
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Artéria Pulmonar
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Valva Pulmonar
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Ecocardiografia
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Permeabilidade do Canal Arterial
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Endocardite Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
It
Revista:
G Ital Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
1986
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Article