title: Detection of mitral ring abscess by two-dimensional echocardiography.
abstract: M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic features of mitral ring abscess are described. A round, dense echo mass between the posterior mitral leaflet and left ventricular posterior wall was demonstrated in long- and short-axis views of the left ventricle. The diagnosis of mitral ring abscess was confirmed at surgery. The superiority of two-dimensional echocardiography over M-mode echocardiography for evaluating patients with mitral ring abscess is also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*