Two-Dimensional and Color Doppler Echocardiographie Detection of a Ruptured Aneurysm of the Aortic Valve in Infective Endocarditis

Abstract

We report a case of infective endocarditis presented with an unusual form of ruptured aneurysm of the aortic valve. A double-chambered aneurysm of the right coronary cusp was documented by two-dimensional echocardiography and a perforation of the apex of its posterior chamber was diagnosed by color Doppler echocardiography, which was confirmed at the operation.