Medical treatment of mural left ventricular endocarditis mass: A case report

Bayram N. A., Ayhan H., Keleş T., DURMAZ T., Bozkurt E.

Perfusion, vol.25, no.3, pp.175-177, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0267659110369943
  • Journal Name: Perfusion
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-177
  • Keywords: emboli, infective endocarditis, left ventricular mass, mural endocarditis, vegetation
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease of the endocardium, with a high morbidity and mortality, particularly when it progresses with predisposing conditions and complications. Embolic events induced by mural cardiac vegetations are a common and life-threatening complication of IE. Herein, we present a first case with left ventricular IE and a giant vegetation causing multiple emboli. © The Author(s) 2010.