Aortic valve perforation due to latent infective endocarditis.
A 64-year-old man underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation. The aortic valve was perforated in the noncoronary cusp. Pathological findings showed that the perforation probably occurred due to infective endocarditis. However, the patient had no obvious inflammatory signs preoperatively, to suggest latent infective endocarditis.
Munakata
Mamoru
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aomori Rosai Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan.
Itaya
Hiroyuki
H
Mizukami
Hiroki
H
Ono
Yuichi
Y
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous