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A combination of severe complications in a case of infective endocarditis: Dehiscence of prosthetic aortic valve, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse
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  • Mehmet Sonsöz,
  • Ilyas Cetin,
  • Duygu Inan,
  • alev kılıçgedik,
  • Yelda Saltan Ozates,
  • Mehmed Yanartas,
  • Nihan Kayalar
Mehmet Sonsöz
Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Saglik Bakanligi

Corresponding Author:mrsonsoz@gmail.com

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Ilyas Cetin
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Duygu Inan
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alev kılıçgedik
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Yelda Saltan Ozates
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Mehmed Yanartas
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Nihan Kayalar
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Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis with mechanical complications causing pulmonary edema is fatal, therefore it needs to be diagnosed early and should be treated surgically in emergency setting. Transesophageal echocardiogram is crucial for recognizing the mechanical complications, which can be encountered on daily practice, but the coexistence of complications occurring on different mechanism is rather uncommon. Herein, we report a 21-year-old gentleman presenting with acute heart failure, whose imaging tests showed a combination of dehiscence of mechanical aortic valve prosthesis, aortic dissection, pseudoaneurysm and hematoma causing right ventricular collapse.
05 May 2022Submitted to Echocardiography
09 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
09 May 2022Assigned to Editor
27 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
08 Jun 20221st Revision Received
09 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
09 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
09 Jun 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
Jul 2022Published in Echocardiography volume 39 issue 7 on pages 957-958. 10.1111/echo.15418