Two cases of aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet associated with transcatheter aortic valve endocarditis: a mere coincidence?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):e36-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.012. Epub 2010 Feb 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
  • Device Removal
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / therapy*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve* / surgery
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Streptococcus anginosus / isolation & purification
  • Treatment Outcome