Delayed presentation of a mitral annular perforation complicating Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis.
This report describes a patient who presented with congestive heart failure secondary to a mitral annular-left atrial fistula. There was a remote history of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis involving the mitral valve which was treated medically 30 years previously. The sterile fistula was managed surgically with an annuloplasty.
Quigley
R L
RL
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Peter
R H
RH
Lowe
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors