Bacterial endocarditis involving a subaortic membrane.

Pentousis, D; Cooper, J P; Rae, A P · Heart · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A subaortic membrane predisposes to bacterial endocarditis usually affecting the aortic valve and left ventricular outflow tract. Endocarditis involving the subaortic membrane itself has been described twice only; once at operation and once at postmortem. The case of a man with vegetations involving a subaortic membrane that were detected preoperatively and the echocardiographic appearances of these findings are reported.

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