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Vol. 32. Núm. 10.
Páginas 833-834 (outubro 2013)
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Cardiac computed tomography in the assessment of endocarditis complications
Tomografia cardíaca na avaliação de complicações por endocardite
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, Luis H. Luyandob, Cecilia Corrosa, Ana García-Camposa, Diego Leóna, Elena Velascoa, Esmeralda Capína, María Luisa Rodrígueza, José Lópeza, Jesús M. De la Heraa
a Cardiology Department, Cardiac Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
b Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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A 44-year-old woman with a prosthetic aortic valve was admitted to the cardiology department with shortness of breath and a new diastolic murmur. Transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were performed, the latter revealing a fistula between the aortic root and the right atrium (Figure 1A). Although blood cultures were negative, the final diagnosis was endocarditis. Prior to surgery, cardiac computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of a subaortic fistula (Figure 1B).

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(A) Transesophageal echocardiography with and without color Doppler revealing subaortic flow to the right atrium; (B) cardiac computed tomography confirming the presence of a subaortic fistula (arrow).

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Cardiac CT is an emerging tool for detection of complications after aortic valve replacement, especially in cases in which TTE or TEE are inconclusive. Cardiac CT can be useful in detection of dehiscence, abscess formation, valve obstruction, pseudoaneurysms or, as in the case reported, fistulas between heart chambers. It may also provide incremental benefit in the preoperative assessment of patients with endocarditis.

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