Mitral valve surgery for marantic endocarditis and multiple cerebral embolisation

Sherif Moustafa; David J Patton; Yvonne Balon; William T Kidd; Nanette Alvarez

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2012.11.007

Mitral valve surgery for marantic endocarditis and multiple cerebral embolisation

Heart Lung Circ. 2013 Jul;22(7):545-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.11.007. Epub 2012 Dec 14.

Authors

Sherif Moustafa¹, David J Patton, Yvonne Balon, William T Kidd, Nanette Alvarez

Affiliation

¹ Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic, Peter Lougheed Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Calgary, Canada.

PMID: 23253884
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.11.007

Abstract

Valvular involvement is common in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with increased risk of thrombo-embolic events. We report a patient with APS and multiple cerebral infarcts. Echocardiography demonstrated verrucous vegetations of the mitral valve in keeping with marantic endocarditis. The patient underwent successful mitral valve replacement. Post-operative clinical and echocardiographic follow-up showed excellent short term results.

Copyright © 2012 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antiphospholipid Syndrome* / complications
Antiphospholipid Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
Antiphospholipid Syndrome* / surgery
Cerebral Infarction* / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction* / etiology
Cerebral Infarction* / surgery
Endocarditis, Non-Infective* / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Non-Infective* / etiology
Endocarditis, Non-Infective* / surgery
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism* / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Embolism* / etiology
Intracranial Embolism* / surgery
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve* / surgery
Ultrasonography