Intramyocardial paravalvular abscess after aortic valve replacement
- Authors
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2012
- Source
- Ghent University Institutional Archive
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- Language
- English
- License
- Unknown
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Abstract
Myocardial abscess is a rare but life-threatening disease with various clinical presentations. We describe the case of a paravalvular abscess distending intramurally 7 years post surgery for aortic valve replacement. Early detection and urgent surgical intervention is essential for this otherwise fatal disease entity.
