title: Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction following repair of pneumococcal mitral annular abscess.
abstract: An unusual case of a mitral annular abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent surgical resection of the abscess and developed outflow tract obstruction. This is an unusual complication of the surgical procedure. The outflow tract obstruction may have been due to anterior displacement of the mitral valve by the abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charney
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schwinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brodman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spindola-Franco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*