Rapidly expanding aortic root mycotic pseudoaneurysm with outflow tract fistula

Authors

  • Ishan Parikh University of Louisville, Department of Internal Medicine, USA
  • Jeffrey Spindel University of Louisville, Department of Internal Medicine, USA
  • Mohammad Mathbout University of Louisville, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, USA
  • Shahab Ghafghazi University of Louisville, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2021.15

Abstract

We present a 50-year-old patient with chronic Stanford type-A aortic dissection, infective endocarditis, and rapidly expanding peri-aortic myocytic pseudoaneurysm with LVOT fistula. This case highlights the role of multimodality imaging in pathoanatomically complex-case evaluation.

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Published

2021-06-06

Issue

Vol. 2021 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Images in cardiology

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