title: Infective endocarditis following balloon dilatation of mitral valve.
abstract: Three cases of infective endocarditis were encountered following balloon dilatation of the mitral valve. The diagnosis was difficult due to negative blood cultures and nondiagnostic transthoracic echocardiogram, the latter the consequence of the preexisting severe rheumatic valvar disease. Transoesophageal echocardiography proved superior in diagnosis. The possible causes and means of preventing this potentially lethal complication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Loya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents