[Diagnosis and evaluation of mitral endocarditis complicating obstructive cardiomyopathy using cardiac echo-Doppler].
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.
Chapoutot
L
L
Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Corvisart, Charleville-Mézieres.
Graciet
J
J
Metz
D
D
Sal
R
R
Chabert
J P
JP
Slimani
S
S
Penalba
C
C
Fontaine
J F
JF
Metz
J
J
Bajolet
A
A
D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve