title: Aortic valve perforation due to latent infective endocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aomori Rosai Hospital, Hachinohe, Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munakata
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itaya
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: 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