Candida prosthetic valve endocarditis: The complementary role of multidetector computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography in preoperative evaluation

E. Ghersin; J. Lessick; Y. Agmon; A. Engel; A. Kophit; Z. Adler

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Candida prosthetic valve endocarditis: The complementary role of multidetector computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography in preoperative evaluation

E. Ghersin, J. Lessick, Y. Agmon, A. Engel, A. Kophit, Z. Adler

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Abstract

A 72-year-old man with previous mitral valve replacement and single coronary bypass surgery was diagnosed with recurrent candida endocarditis by transoesophageal echocardiography and positive blood cultures. Preoperative electrocardiogram-gated multidetector CT (MDCT) was ordered to evaluate the patency and course of the mammary graft. In addition to verifying graft patency, MDCT demonstrated a mobile vegetation on the mitral prosthesis as well as a vegetation on the posterior left atrial wall which was not visible by transoesophageal echocardiography. Multidetector CT also revealed signs of osteomyelitis in the thoracic spine. Repeated surgery confirmed these findings and mitral valve replacement with resection of the left atrial vegetation were performed. This case illustrates the complementary role of MDCT and echocardiography in the preoperative evaluation of fungal endocarditis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	B231-B234
Journal	Australasian Radiology
Volume	51
Issue number	SUPPL. 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01780.x
State	Published - Dec 1 2007

Keywords

Candida endocarditis
Echocardiography
Mitral valve
Mitral valve replacement
Multidetector CT

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Candida prosthetic valve endocarditis : The complementary role of multidetector computed tomography and transoesophageal echocardiography in preoperative evaluation. / Ghersin, E.; Lessick, J.; Agmon, Y.; Engel, A.; Kophit, A.; Adler, Z.

In: Australasian Radiology, Vol. 51, No. SUPPL. 4, 01.12.2007, p. B231-B234.

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