"Crab-like" mitral valve endocarditis

J Card Surg. 2020 Feb;35(2):425-426. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14368. Epub 2019 Dec 9.

Authors

Andrea Amabile¹, Elbert E Williams¹, Gabriele Di Luozzo¹, Sandhya K Balaram¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Saint Luke's, New York, New York.

PMID: 31816121
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14368

No abstract available

Keywords: endocarditis; mitral; regurgitation; valve; vegetation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bioprosthesis
Endocarditis / complications
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis / pathology
Endocarditis / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / pathology
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus sanguis
Treatment Outcome