title: A 39-year-old woman with silent endocarditis of a caged-ball mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hammerstingl
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nickenig
authors.forename: Ulrich M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Becher
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tiyerili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome