The rupture of periaortic infective aneurysm into the left atrium and the left ventricular outflow tract: preoperative diagnosis by transthoracic echocardiography.

We present a rare complication of infective endocarditis, perforated periaortic abscess with fistulous communication between the aortic root, the left atrium, and the left ventricular outflow tract. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiographic diagnosis was confirmed intraoperatively. The patient was treated successfully by aortic homograft implantation.

[Benign tumour of aortic valve in a patient with tight aortic stenosis - a case report]. / Agodny guz zastawki aortalnej u chorego z ciasna stenoza aortalna.

A case of 58-year-old male with aortic stenosis who was admitted due to chest pain suggesting acute myocardial infarction, is presented. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed the presence of aortic valve tumour and the patient underwent successful surgery. Symptomatology and treatment of cardiac tumours are discussed.