A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles

Christian Johann Lerche; Ketil Jørgen Haugan; Jesper Irving Reimers; Nikolaj Ihlemann

doi:10.1111/echo.12224

A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles

Christian Johann Lerche, Ketil Jørgen Haugan, Jesper Irving Reimers, Nikolaj Ihlemann

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

A 17-year-old male with a history of newly implanted mechanical valve at the aortic position, presented with fever, rigors, and painful cutaneous abscesses on his lower extremities and was suspected for infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a vegetation-like structure following the movement of the mechanical heart valve (MHV), which eventually proved to be a product of degassing microbubbles (MB). Mini-Abstract A 17-year-old male with a history of newly implanted mechanical valve at the aortic position, presented with fever, rigors, and painful cutaneous abscesses on his lower extremities and was suspected for infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a vegetation-like structure following the movement of the MHV, which eventually proved to be a product of degassing microbubbles.

Original language	English
Journal	Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques
Volume	30
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	E188-91
ISSN	0742-2822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12224
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

Adolescent
Aortic Valve
Artifacts
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Endocarditis
False Positive Reactions
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Phospholipids
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Sulfur Hexafluoride
Ultrasonography
Case Reports
Journal Article

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A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis : remember the phenomenon of microbubbles. / Lerche, Christian Johann; Haugan, Ketil Jørgen; Reimers, Jesper Irving et al.

In: Echocardiography: A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, Vol. 30, No. 7, 08.2013, p. E188-91.

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A misinterpreted case of aorta prosthesis endocarditis: remember the phenomenon of microbubbles

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