[Aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve in a case of aortic endocarditis in a patient with ulcerative colitis].
We report a case of an aortic endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecium in a 34 year old patient diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. A Doppler echocardiogram showed an anterior mitral valve leaflet aneurysm, which made surgery necessary. Mitral valve leaflet aneurysm is a rare, though well-known complication of aortic valve endocarditis which can eventually perforate.
Castillo Domínguez
J C
JC
Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitario Rema Sofía, Cordoba.
Anguita Sánchez
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M
Ramírez Moreno
A
A
Siles Rubio
J R
JR
Mesa Rubio
M D
MD
Vallés Belsué
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F
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D014640:Vancomycin