Posterior Mitral Leaflet Prolapse and Subsequent Mitral Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Anterior Leaflet Perforation

A 68-year-old male presented with a two-week history of fever, and further investigations revealed mitral valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, with associated severe mitral regurgitation (MR). The patient was referred for mitral valve surgery but developed new neurological sympto...

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Autores principales: Sasaki, Hideki, Numata, Yukihide, Saito, Jien, Kamiya, Shinji, Asano, Miki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10109018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37077597
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36315

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10109018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37077597
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36315

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