Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass

  • Raman, Karthik (Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Sheriff, Ejaz Ahmed (Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Jamesraj, Jacob (Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Madras Medical Mission) ;
  • Kumar, Ram (Department of Cardiology, The Madras Medical Mission)
  • Received : 2019.01.04
  • Accepted : 2019.03.07
  • Published : 2019.06.05
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Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.

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