title: Perforated aneurysm of the anterior mitral leaflet: late assessment with transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: We present a case study of a 54-year-old patient with a perforated aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet, diagnosed 13 years after an episode of bacterial endocarditis by transesophageal echocardiography. This report illustrates the superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of valvular endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Christiaens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coisne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mergy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barraine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous