title: Mitral valve prolapse caused from ruptured mitral chordae tendineae due to an infective endocarditis in cancer patient.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy. Electronic address: pietropugliatti@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pugliatti
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Unit, Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adamo
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Unit, Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calcaterra
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, 98039, Taormina Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patanè
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cardio-oncology; Echocardiography; Infective endocarditis; Valve prolapse