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- Title
Cardiac Device-Related Invasive Aspergilloma Assessed By Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography.
- Authors
Clark, Donald; Ahmed, Mustafa I.; Sungur, Aylin; Kemaloğluöz, Tuğba; Mehta, Kruti Jayesh; Diddi, Hari Prakash; Tandon, Rohit; Reddy, Vishnu V.; Nanda, Navin C.; McGiffin, David C.
- Abstract
Cardiac device-related infection caused by Aspergillus species is a rare finding associated with high mortality. Prompt recognition and treatment is imperative, but difficult as blood cultures are often negative and diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D TTE) provides incremental knowledge in the characterization of valvular vegetations. Here, we provide a detailed description of an invasive cardiac device-related infection caused by Aspergillus fumigatus using 3D TTE. Findings described here highlight the role for 3D TTE in the prompt diagnosis of invasive cardiac Aspergillus infections as well as surgical planning in such cases.
- Subjects
HEART disease diagnosis; ASPERGILLOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Echocardiography, 2013, Vol 30, Issue 6, p719
- ISSN
0742-2822
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/echo.12243