title: Echocardiographic evaluation of mitral valve endocarditis and perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan Health System.
authors.forename: Brett C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome