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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999;7:65-67
© 1999 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Cardiac Rupture Due to Mitral Valve Endocarditis

Gennaro Ismeno, MD, Attilio Renzulli, MD, Renato Bellitti, MD, Franco E Covino, MD, Marisa De Feo, MD, Maurizio Cotrufo, MD

Institute of Cardiac Surgery Second University of Naples, V Monaldi Hospital Naples, Italy
For reprint information contact: Attilio Renzulli, MD Tel: 39 81 553 9035 Fax: 39 81 553 6350 email: renzulliattilio{at}usa.net Via Aquila, 144, Naples 80143, Italy.
A 66-year-old lady with a history of mitral valve endocarditis and recent onset of low-output syndrome, underwent successful emergency surgery for myocardial rupture with hemopericardium. Visualization of the abscess cavity was not possible with transthoracic echocardiography and a definitive diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography. Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of mitral valve abscess are reviewed.






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