Periodic Protrusion of Right Coronary Cusp into Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Due to Detachment from the Aortic Annulus Complicated with Infective Endocarditis

Hanako Tokuda, Mitsushige Murata, Fumiyuki Yashima, Mikihiko Kudo, Hikaru Tsuruta, Kazuma Okamoto, Yuichiro Maekawa, Motoaki Sano, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Hideyuki Shimizu, Keiichi Fukuda

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Abstract

We describe the imaging of unusual dislocation of right coronary cusp into left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) due to the infective endocarditis. Although the two-dimensional echocardiography identified a protruding mass in LVOT, the three-dimensional echocardiography precisely demonstrated the spatial anatomy of the aortic root, which was confirmed by the surgical operation, implicating the usefulness of three-dimensional echocardiography in this rare anomaly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)655-658
Number of pages4
JournalEchocardiography
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • aortic valve
  • infective endocarditis
  • three-dimensional echocardiography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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