Left ventricular to left atrial communication secondary to a paraaortic abscess: color flow Doppler documentation
EA Fisher,
MR Estioko,
EH Stern,
and
ME Goldman
Aortic root abscess occurs frequently in aortic prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. The present echocardiographic report documents a ruptured abscess that led to a direct communication between the left ventricular outflow tract and the left atrium confirmed by real-time (color flow) Doppler imaging.
