Uncorrected Ebstein's anomaly with atrial septal defect complicated by brain abscess in an adult patient
Anno:
2016
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
Elettronico
Referee:
Sì
Nome rivista:
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE (HAGERSTOWN, MD.)
ISSN Rivista:
1558-2027
N° Volume:
17
Numero o Fascicolo:
Suppl 2
Intervallo pagine:
e225-e227
Parole chiave:
Ebstein's anomaly (type C of Carpentier classification); brain abscess; MRI
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
We report the case of a 56-year-old male patient affected by a severe form of Ebstein's anomaly (type C of Carpentier classification) with secundum atrial septal defect, who presented to the emergency department with impaired consciousness, seizures, and trismus. The brain computed tomography scan showed evidence of a mass located in the frontal lobe, confirmed by brain MRI consistent with brain abscess. Both echocardiography and cardiac MRI showed no evidence of valvular vegetation. This case shows how the combination of increased atrial pressure and bidirectional shunt through atrial septal defect may lead to paradoxical embolization.
Id prodotto:
82895
Handle IRIS:
11562/750170
depositato il:
11 settembre 2014
ultima modifica:
23 febbraio 2023
Citazione bibliografica:
Scarsini, R; Prioli, Ma; Milano, Eg; Benetti, V; Rebonato, M; Puppini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Franco; Vassanelli, Corrado,
Uncorrected Ebstein's anomaly with atrial septal defect complicated by brain abscess in an adult patient«JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE (HAGERSTOWN, MD.)»
, vol. 17
, n. Suppl 2
, 2016
, pp. e225-e227