A Case of Saddle Emboli in Infective Endocarditis

A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of continuous fever for several weeks. The computed tomography detected a huge thrombus semi-occluding the terminal aorta and infarctions of the kidneys, spleen and multiple cerebral micro bleedings. Echocardiography revealed vegetation on the m...

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Published inMyakkangaku = The Journal of Japanese College of Angiology Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 69 - 73
Main Authors Hayashi, Sachiko, Ito, Tsutomu, Akamatsu, Yuta, Yamabe, Kentaro, Shibutani, Shintaro, Mori, Mitsuharu, Misumi, Takahiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published Japanese College of Angiology 10.04.2018
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infective endocarditis
mitral valve
saddle emboli
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Summary:A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of continuous fever for several weeks. The computed tomography detected a huge thrombus semi-occluding the terminal aorta and infarctions of the kidneys, spleen and multiple cerebral micro bleedings. Echocardiography revealed vegetation on the mitral valve and severe mitral valve regurgitation. Mitral valve replacement was perfumed to prevent embolism recurrence. On the 3rd postoperative day, he underwent graft replacement of infrarenal abdominal aorta. He recovered successfully without embolism and infective recurrence.
ISSN:0387-1126
1880-8840
DOI:10.7133/jca.18-00008