TY - JOUR T1 - Complete dehiscence and unseated prosthetic aortic valve causing severe aortic insufficiency: an unusual complication of prosthetic valve endocarditis JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-206925 VL - 2014 SP - bcr2014206925 AU - Rama K Krishna AU - Paola Casanova AU - Maiteder Larrauri-Reyes AU - Orlando Santana Y1 - 2014/10/23 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-206925.abstract N2 - Images of a female patient's status post bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement with aortic root sparing and mitral valve repair. She presented with shortness of breath and low-grade fever 3 months after surgery. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a freely mobile and rocking prosthetic aortic valve, totally dislodged and seeming to be stuck at the sinotubular level (figure 1), with a severe paravalvular leak causing aortic insufficiency … ER -