Publications

Authors:

Scarsini, Roberto; Prioli, Maria A; Milano, Elena G; Benetti, Valentina; Rebonato, Micol; Puppini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Franco; Vassanelli, Corrado

Title:

Uncorrected Ebstein's anomaly with atrial septal defect complicated by brain abscess in an adult patient

Year:

2016

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE (HAGERSTOWN, MD.)

ISSN of journal:

1558-2027

N° Volume:

17 Suppl 2

Page numbers:

225-227

Keyword:

atrial septal defect; brain abscess; congenital heart disease; Ebstein's anomaly; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Atrial Pressure; Brain Abscess; Coronary Circulation; Ebstein Anomaly; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Embolism, Paradoxical; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; Hemodynamics; Humans; Intracranial Embolism; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Seizures; Severity of Illness Index; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency; Trismus; Abnormalities, Multiple

Short description of contents:

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.

Product ID:

128133

Handle IRIS:

11562/1072390

Last Modified:

February 23, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Scarsini, Roberto; Prioli, Maria A; Milano, Elena G; Benetti, Valentina; Rebonato, Micol; 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 Suppl 2 , 2016 , pp. 225-227

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