Paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess represents a rare, but lethal complication of infective endocarditis. We report a case of proximal left coronary system compression by a paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess whose detection was augmented using live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in detecting this finding.
Keywords: coronary artery compression; paraprosthetic aortic valve abscess; proximal left coronary system compression; three-dimensional echocardiography; two-dimensional echocardiography.
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