Aortic valve perforation due to latent infective endocarditis

A 64-year-old man underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation. The aortic valve was perforated in the noncoronary cusp. Pathological findings showed that the perforation probably occurred due to infective endocarditis. However, the patient had no obvious inflammatory signs preoperati...

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Published inGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors Munakata, Mamoru, Itaya, Hiroyuki, Mizukami, Hiroki, Ono, Yuichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2006
Subjects
Aortic Valve - pathology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Summary:A 64-year-old man underwent aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation. The aortic valve was perforated in the noncoronary cusp. Pathological findings showed that the perforation probably occurred due to infective endocarditis. However, the patient had no obvious inflammatory signs preoperatively, to suggest latent infective endocarditis.
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ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/BF02744603