title: Anterior mitral valve aneurysm perforation secondary to aortic valve endocarditis detected by Doppler colour flow mapping.
abstract: We report a case of mitral valve aneurysm formation and perforation, secondary to Streptococcus sanguis endocarditis of the aortic valve. Aneurysm formation was documented by cross-sectional echocardiography and its perforation was established by Doppler colour flow mapping, and subsequently confirmed at surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Decroly
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vandenbossche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Englert
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis