The occurrence of perivalvular abscess, a purulent infection that affects the myocardium and
endocardium of natural or artificial valve tissues, can result from either the spread of bacteria …

Aortic root abscess in patients with aortic endocarditis is not uncommon. Aortic root abscess
may cause persistent sepsis, worsening heart failure, conduction abnormalities, fistula …

Formation of a large aortic root abscess is an infrequent complication of aortic valve
endocarditis in adults. Extrinsic compression of the coronary arteries by this abscess is still …

Paravalvular abscess is a serious complication of endocarditis that often requires surgical
intervention. Diagnosis is achieved by recognizing echocardiographic features of …

Background Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a disease caused by the colonization of toxic
microorganisms on the endocardium of heart valves. Although much progress has been …

PUZZLED BY THE POUCH: AORTIC ROOT ABSCESS PRESENTING AS VENTRICULAR
TACHYCARDIA | Journal of the American College of Cardiology Skip to main content JACC …

Background Infective endocarditis is a serious infection associated with high mortality and
severe complications, such as heart failure, uncontrolled infection, and embolic events …

An 83-year-old female presented with aortic valve stenosis requiring surgery, which was
diagnosed with a transthoracic echocardiography three years ago. However, the patient …

In infective endocarditis, the perivalvular abscess is a known complication with an incidence
of more than 22%-29%, but the primary presentation of a healed aortic abscess without any …

The detection of aortic root abscess by magnetic resonance imaging has not been described
previously. We report a patient with an aortic root abscess that was successfully diagnosed …