title: [Diagnosis and evaluation of mitral endocarditis complicating obstructive cardiomyopathy using cardiac echo-Doppler].
abstract: The authors report a case of mitral endocarditis diagnosed by cardiac echo-Doppler and complicating an obstructive cardiomyopathy (OCM) in a 37-year-old woman. Despite the high degree of sub-aortic obstruction and the existence of an apparently severe mitral leak by Doppler analysis, the patient remained totally asymptomatic and the outcome was favourable with appropriate antibiotics. A review of the literature revealed 11 cases of endocarditis in a context of OCM, documented by echocardiography. Echo-Doppler enables precise evaluation of this grave and often poorly tolerated complication of OCM.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Corvisart, Charleville-Mézieres.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chapoutot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graciet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sal
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chabert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slimani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Penalba
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajolet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve