Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Pseudoaneurysm of the Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa Without Valvular Involvement

Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Pseudoaneurysm of the Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa Without Valvular Involvement

A pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (p-MAIVF) can be a catastrophic sequela of untreated active infective endocarditis. We describe a case of infective endocarditis complicated by p-MAIVF without valvular involvement. This case highlights the importance of this rare clinical...

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Main Authors: Miho Kuroda, MD, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acute heart failure
bicuspid aortic valve
endocarditis
mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa
pseudoaneurysm
transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306434

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