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Rare Mycotic Aneurysm of the Mitral Valve without Aortic Valve Involvement.

Parham Zarrini1, Omeed Elboudwarej1, Daniel Luthringer1, Robert Siegel1.   

Abstract

Mycotic aneurysms can be a rare, but serious complication of infectious endocarditis. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman who presented with fever and malaise from streptococcal bacteremia and found to have vegetation on the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. On follow-up visit, the patient was noted to have a mycotic aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve without aortic involvement. Her clinical course was complicated by mitral valve chordal rupture, severe mitral regurgitation, and dyspnea from severe mitral regurgitation for which she underwent successful surgical repair of the mitral valve.
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Keywords:  infective endocarditis; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve aneurysm; transesophageal echocardiography; transthoracic echocardiography

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Year:  2015        PMID: 25881967     DOI: 10.1111/echo.12942

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Echocardiography        ISSN: 0742-2822            Impact factor:   1.724


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1.  Mitral valve leaflet diverticulum with vegetation-a rare complication in rheumatic heart disease.

Authors:  Ankur Agarwal; Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair; Ajitkumar Valaparambil
Journal:  Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg       Date:  2020-10-17
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