Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Large Aortic Pseudoaneurysm after Cardiac Surgery

A 66-year-old female with Streptococcus viridans aortic and tricuspid infective endocarditis develops, during the course of antibiotic therapy, rupture of a right coronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right ventricle. An urgent cardiac surgery is preformed with implantation of a mechanical aortic prosthesis and a right coronary sinus plasty. Six months later a huge aortic pseudoaneurysm is diagnosed and she is submitted to a second uneventful surgery. A review is done for the significant features with discussion of diagnosis and therapy.

Keywords

Idoso Falso Aneurisma Ruptura Aórtica Válvula Aórtica Implante de Prótese Vascular Aneurisma Coronário Endocardite Bacteriana Doenças das Válvulas Cardíacas Implante de Prótese de Válvulas Cardíacas Ventrículos Cardíacos Reoperação Seio Aórtico Infecções por Estreptocócicos Válvula Tricúspide Estreptococos Viridans HSM CAR HSM CCT HSM MED