3-D assessment of infective endocarditis with anterior mitral valve perforation and flail posterior leaflet

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 15:185:249. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.098. Epub 2015 Mar 2.

Authors

Thomas C Butler¹, John F Sedgwick², Darryl J Burstow²

Affiliations

¹ The University of Queensland and The Prince Charles Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² The University of Queensland and The Prince Charles Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.

PMID: 25814211
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.098

No abstract available

Keywords: 3-D transoesophageal echocardiography; Infective endocarditis; Mitral valve.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

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Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Heart Rupture / complications
Heart Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification