Mitroaortic endocarditis complicated by aneurysm and perforation of the and perforation of the anterior mitral leaflet

Authors

  • Charigan Abou Jokh Casas Cardiology Service. Cardiac Imaging Unit. University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Galicia. Spain
  • Leyre Álvarez Rodríguez Cardiology Service. Cardiac Imaging Unit. University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Galicia. Spain
  • José Nicolás López Canoa Cardiology Service. Cardiac Imaging Unit. University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Galicia. Spain
  • María Álvarez Barredo Cardiology Service. Cardiac Imaging Unit. University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Galicia. Spain
  • Amparo Martínez Monzonís Cardiology Service. Cardiac Imaging Unit. University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela. Galicia. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37615/retic.v2n1a13

Keywords:

mitral endocarditis, abscess, transoesophageal echocardiogram.

Abstract

We present an 81-year-old male admitted for the study of fever associated with weight loss, asthenia, and decrease of appetite. The transoesophageal echocardiogram confirmed the existence of a complicated mitroaortic endocarditis with an aneurysm and perforation of the mitral anterior leaflet.

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

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Abou Jokh Casas C, Álvarez Rodríguez L, López Canoa JN, Álvarez Barredo M, Martínez Monzonís A. Mitroaortic endocarditis complicated by aneurysm and perforation of the and perforation of the anterior mitral leaflet. Rev Ecocardiogr Pract Otras Tec Imag Card (RETIC) [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];2(1):47-50. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/139

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Practical Echocardiography and Other Cardiac Imaging Techniques

Section

CLINICAL CASES

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