[Transesophageal echocardiography diagnosis of perforation of the mitral valve secondary to infective endocarditis]

V Mora Llabata; A Salvador Sanz; L Martínez Dolz; V Miró Palau; L Almenar Bonet; J F Sotillo Martí; F J Algarra Vidal

[Transesophageal echocardiography diagnosis of perforation of the mitral valve secondary to infective endocarditis]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1993 Feb;46(2):122-4.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

V Mora Llabata¹, A Salvador Sanz, L Martínez Dolz, V Miró Palau, L Almenar Bonet, J F Sotillo Martí, F J Algarra Vidal

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia.

PMID: 8451483

Abstract

We report on a patient with infective endocarditis and severe mitral regurgitation secondary to perforation in the base of the posterior mitral leaflet. Transthoracic echocardiography was inconclusive. Only transesophageal echocardiography could confirm the presence of vegetations, their characteristics and the existence of valvular perforation. We also review the literature on the contribution of transesophageal echocardiography to the diagnosis of infective endocarditis and its complications.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography* / methods
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
Esophagus
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Rupture, Spontaneous
Streptococcal Infections / complications*