title: Mitral ring abscess caused by bacterial endocarditis on a heavily calcified mitral annulus fibrosus: Diagnosis by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Dijon University Hospital, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Eicher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Falcon-Eicher
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Sota
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dobsak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brenot
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification