Case report: Novel three-dimensional echocardiographic methods mapping aortic root pseudoaneurysm secondary to blood culture-negative endocarditis with bicuspid aortic valve involvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infective endocarditis (IE), though uncommon, is a potentially lethal disease. Blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNIE) accounts for 2.5%-31% of all cases of IE and can lead to life-threatening complications, including aortic root pseudoaneurysm. It is associated with considerable diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. TrueVue and TrueVue Glass include the latest two technologies applied in advanced three-dimensional echocardiography, which allow for novel photorealistic images of cardiac structures, and provide abundant previously unavailable diagnostic information. Herein, based on a series of novel three-dimensional echocardiographic methods, we report a case of BCNIE with aortic valve involvement, leading to aortic valve perforation and prolapse, and developing into

SUBMITTER: Miao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060794 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature