| Literature DB >> 27547149 |
Anton Tomsic, Wilson W L Li, Marieke van Paridon, Navin R Bindraban, Bas A J M de Mol.
Abstract
Mitral valve leaflet aneurysm is a rare and potentially devastating complication of aortic valve endocarditis. We report the case of a 48-year-old man who had endocarditis of the native aortic valve and a concomitant aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet. Severe mitral regurgitation occurred after the aneurysm perforated. The patient showed no signs of heart failure and completed a 6-week regimen of antibiotic therapy before undergoing successful aortic and mitral valve replacement. In addition to the patient's case, we review the relevant medical literature.Entities:
Keywords: Aneurysm, infected/etiology; endocarditis, bacterial/complications/diagnosis; heart aneurysm/microbiology/surgery; heart valve diseases/diagnosis/etiology; heart valve prosthesis implantation; mitral valve/microbiology/pathology/surgery; rare diseases; streptococcal infections/complications/diagnosis; treatment outcome
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27547149 PMCID： PMC4979397 DOI： 10.14503/THIJ-15-5322
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN： 0730-2347