Krishnamoorthy K Mahadevan, Krishnamanohar S Rema
Department of cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2004 Aug;20(4):249-53. doi: 10.1023/b:caim.0000041932.41116.67.
In a patient with native aortic valve endocarditis, transoesphageal echocardiography yielded a teddy bear appearance which is not reported so far. A perivalvular abscess (right ear), the superior vena cava in cross section (left ear) and the dilated (post-stenotic) aortic root (face) made up the teddy bear. This was not a cuddlesome toy but an ominous sign. The genesis of perivalvular abscess as well as the role of transoesphageal echocardiography in its diagnosis and treatment are briefly reviewed.
在一名原发性主动脉瓣心内膜炎患者中，经食管超声心动图显示出一种迄今未见报道的泰迪熊外观。一个瓣周脓肿（右耳）、横截面的上腔静脉（左耳）以及扩张的（狭窄后）主动脉根部（面部）构成了这只泰迪熊。这可不是一个可爱的玩具，而是一个不祥之兆。本文简要回顾了瓣周脓肿的成因以及经食管超声心动图在其诊断和治疗中的作用。
