| Literature DB >> 21098424 |
Manabu Shiraishi1, Shinichi Ohki, Yoshio Misawa.
Abstract
A 46-year-old man with a medical history notable only for schizophrenia was admitted to hospital with complaints of general fatigue and high fever. Transthoracic echocardiography on day 6 after admission demonstrated a large vegetation (17 mm) on the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve with mild regurgitation and mild aortic regurgitation. The patient also complained of abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography showed a remarkable enlargement of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm (SMAA). An excision of the SMAA and double valve replacement was performed, and the patient was administered a six-week course of intravenous antibiotic therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21098424 DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.251645
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285