Detection of left main coronary trunk occlusion due to prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis using transoesophageal echocardiography

BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Jan 29;17(1):e258734. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258734.

Authors

Toshiya Yoshida¹, Shunichi Doi¹, Keisuke Kida², Masaki Izumo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
² Department of Pharmacology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan m2izumo@marianna-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 38286580
PMCID: PMC10826529 (available on 2026-01-29)
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258734

No abstract available

Keywords: Adult intensive care; Cardiovascular medicine; Ultrasonography; Valvar diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / diagnostic imaging
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / etiology