Perforated mitral valve aneurysm associated with Libman-Sacks endocarditis.
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.
Takayama
Tomoyuki
T
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kohka Public Hospital, Kohka. totakayama-circ@umin.ac.jp
Teramura
Masanori
M
Sakai
Hiroshi
H
Tamaki
Shinji
S
Okabayashi
Tabito
T
Kawashima
Takeshi
T
Yamamoto
Takashi
T
Horie
Minoru
M
Suzuki
Tomoaki
T
Asai
Tohru
T
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