title: [Acute mitral obstruction during infectious endocarditis].
abstract: We describe a patient with mitral valve endocarditis and valve obstruction due to a large vegetation on a previously normal mitral orifice. The diagnosis was suggested before surgery by two-dimensional echocardiography. We review the clinical features of 13 previously reported patients. In view of its ominous prognosis, accurate diagnosis of acute mitral obstruction is vital. This condition requires emergency surgery.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Ostruzione mitralica acuta in corso di endocardite infettiva.