Periannular Mitral Valve Prosthesis Crypts Mimicking Periprosthetic Abscesses.
Publication year
2024Source
JACC. Case reports, 29, 15, (2024), pp. 102405, article 102405ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Cardiology
Journal title
JACC. Case reports
Volume
vol. 29
Issue
iss. 15
Page start
p. 102405
Subject
Cardio Thoracic Surgery - Radboud University Medical Center; Cardiology - Radboud University Medical CenterAbstract
Mitral annular abscesses are rare and can be caused by infective endocarditis. We present the case of a patient with an infected mitral prosthesis, with multiple suspected periprosthetic abscesses. However, perioperative inspection showed a supra-annular implanted prosthesis.
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