Posterior Mitral Leaflet (PML) Perforation due to Infective Endocarditis (IE) Complicated with Cerebral Infarction

A 64-year-old man on dialysis presented to the emergency department with a fever and chills. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed small vegetation on the posterior mitral leaflet (PML). Antibiotic therapy was initiated. Two weeks later, right hemiparesis occurred. MRI of the head showed occlu...

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Autores principales: Sasaki, Hideki, Numata, Yukihide, Saito, Jien, Sone, Yoshiaki, 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/PMC10118631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090267
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36491

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090267
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36491

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