Prosthetic aortic valve abscess
by Nanda Navin C

Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography

by Navin C Nanda
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This video clip showing two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Prosthetic aortic valve abscess. Arrowhead points to septations in the abscess (A) cavity posterior to aortic valve replacement (AVR) imaged using a modified short axis view. Color Doppler examination clearly shows a communication between the prosthesis and the abscess cavity in addition to significant aortic regurgitation. (LA: Left atrium; LV: Left ventricle; RA: Right atrium).

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