Assessment and management of a 1.77‐cm(2) mitral leaflet perforation as a subclinical cause of mitral regurgitation

Anterior mitral valve perforations are commonly due to underlying infective endocarditis, which can lead to significant mitral valve insufficiency. In these cases, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for infective endocarditis. After appropriate imaging, immediate surgical intervention...

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Autores principales: Patel, Paras, Lee, Kevin, Aderinto, Adedoyin, Benz, Michael, Tsompanidis, Antonios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6186886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30349707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1722
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Sumario:Anterior mitral valve perforations are commonly due to underlying infective endocarditis, which can lead to significant mitral valve insufficiency. In these cases, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for infective endocarditis. After appropriate imaging, immediate surgical intervention is unequivocally the choice of management here for optimal patient outcomes.

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