title: Perforated mitral valve aneurysm associated with Libman-Sacks endocarditis.
abstract: The perforation of a mitral valve aneurysm is a rare disease which induces acute mitral regurgitation and is usually induced by infective endocarditis; however, in this case report, acute heart failure was caused by a perforated mitral valve aneurysm that was speculated to be due to Libman-Sacks endocarditis with systemic lupus erythematosis and secondary anti-phospholipid syndrome. Mitral valve plasty was performed and thereafter heart failure improved.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kohka Public Hospital, Kohka. totakayama-circ@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teramura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Tabito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okabayashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asai
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D000792:Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous