Echocardiography of acute mitral prosthesis dehiscence.
We report a 20-year-old man with acute mitral prosthesis endocarditis complicated by valve desinsertion. In developing countries, the lack of surgical facilities makes management of these complications difficult.
Marijon
Eloi
E
Instituto do Coração, Maputo, Moçambique. eloi_marijon@yahoo.fr
Ou
Phalla
P
Jani
Dinesh
D
Aubert
Stéphane
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014463:Ultrasonography