Endocarditis and giant mitral valve aneurysms.
In a 65-year-old man with infective endocarditis, multiple mitral valve aneurysms were detected by echocardiography. Surgical treatment was successful. Aneurysms of the valve are a relatively rare complication of infective endocarditis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications such as embolisation and rupture of the aneurysms. For a patient with a history of unknown fever, this point should be kept in mind.
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Kinuko
K
Dote
Yoko
Y
Miyasaka
Toshiji
T
Iwasaka
D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery