1/352. Cardiac Whipple's disease without digestive symptoms.Whipple's disease is a systemic illness that can affect the heart, causing pericarditis, myocarditis, and valvular endocarditis. We describe a 43-year-old man without gastrointestinal symptoms who underwent mitral and aortic valve replacement for endocarditis, in whom a diagnosis of Whipple's disease was made at operation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = valve, heart (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/352. Myocardial infarction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with normal findings from coronary arteriography and without coronary vasculitis--case reports.The authors present the cases of two young patients, a man and a woman, who presented with myocardial infarction, in the absence of ischemic heart disease or stenosis of the coronary arteries. The woman was known to have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for the past 3 years (the immunoglobulin m [IgM] anticardiolipins antibodies were positive), without a history of coronary risk factors. Suddenly she presented with acute chest pain on rest that lasted 4 hours and culminated in anterior wall myocardial infarction. She was admitted to the coronary care unit, where no thrombolysis was given. She did not have echocardiographic evidence of Libman-Sacks endocarditis, but myocardial infarction was evident at the electrocardiogram (ECG). The young man had SLE (the IgM anticardiolipins were absent, but he was positive for lupus anticoagulant antibodies), he was hyperlipidemic, was a moderate smoker and moderately obese, and had no history of ischemic heart disease. He suddenly presented with an acute myocardial infarction documented by ECG, enzymes, and gammagraphy. In both patients, coronary angiography findings were normal and myocardial biopsy did not show evidence of arteritis. The relevance of these cases is the rare association of ischemic heart disease in SLE, with normal coronary arteries and without evidence of arteritis or verrucous endocarditis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.036881406338177keywords = heart (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/352. Echocardiographic diagnosis of large fungal verruca attached to mitral valve.In a patient with endocarditis due to candida tropicalis echocardiograms from mitral valve vegetations were found to mimic the typical pattern of a left atrial myxoma. A mass was shown occupying the mitral orifice posterior to the anterior mitral leaflet; densities also appeared in the left atrium.Though these echocardiographic findings were consistent with the diagnosis of a left atrial myxoma, there were other distinctive differential diagnostic features. Other diagnostic possibilities must, therefore, be considered in the interpretation of echocardiograms which suggest left atrial tumour.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4.9385309894364keywords = valve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/352. Neoplastic thrombotic endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in a patient with carcinoma of the thyroid. Report of a case.A rare case of neoplastic thrombotic endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in a patient with poorly differentiated follicular carcinoma of the thyroid is described. Although some previous reports documented extension of the follicular thyroid carcinoma into the great veins of the neck to the right cardiac chambers, this seems to be the first report of a neoplastic thrombotic lesion of the tricuspid valve in a patient with thyroid carcinoma. In our institute, where about 2,500 autopsies are performed yearly, and about 600 valvular lesions are discovered, such a lesion was never detected. In patients with carcinoma, a neoplastic thrombotic endocarditis may be a source of microembolic neoplastic spread leading to a possible pulmonary colonisation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5.9262371873236keywords = valve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/352. moraxella catarrhalis endocarditis: report of a case and literature review.A 53-year-old man developed severe acute systemic illness three weeks after an upper respiratory tract infection. Serial blood cultures grew moraxella catarrhalis. During antibiotic treatment, fever and infectious parameters disappeared, but severe aortic regurgitation developed. aortic valve replacement was performed, during which extensive destruction of the aortic valve was noted. endocarditis due to M. catarrhalis is very rare with, to our knowledge, only six cases having been reported to date. M. catarrhalis is a normal commensal of the upper respiratory tract, but in unpredictable circumstances can become an important pathogen. bacteremia due to this organism therefore requires prompt treatment, as serious organ complications, including endocarditis, can occur.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.9754123957745keywords = valve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/352. Comparison of transesophageal to transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography in the identification of intracardiac mycotic aneurysms in infective endocarditis.We report on cases of mycotic aneurysms in a group of 14 patients with infective endocarditis, all of whom were evaluated with transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) color Doppler echocardiography. Four mycotic aneurysms were found, one each in the left ventricular outflow tract, the right coronary sinus of valsalva, the anterior mitral leaflet, and the atrial septum. With TTE, only three of four cases of mycotic aneurysms could be detected. Utilizing TEE, however, all were detected and their connections with the heart chambers or great vessels could be readily and clearly depicted, especially those in the atrial septum and mitral leaflet. We are of the opinion that TEE is superior to TTE in the identification and detailed analysis of mycotic aneurysms complicating infective endocarditis. In addition, we feel that echocardiography may help evaluate the progress of the disease, the location and direction of infection, and the extent of involvement of the mycotic aneurysms, providing useful information for guiding surgical intervention.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.012293802112726keywords = heart (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/352. Fungal endocarditis in critically ill children.All cases of infective endocarditis occurring from January 1990 to December 1996 at our institution were reviewed, with a special focus on fungal endocarditis. Five critically ill children with fungal endocarditis and eleven children with bacterial endocarditis were recorded. The proportion of fungal endocarditis in our series was 5/16 (31%) and candida albicans (4/5) was the most common fungal pathogen. Only one patient required heart surgery because of a loose patch but all the others were treated only by medical management for cure. The hospital survival rate was 80% (4/5) and the overall long-term survival rate was 60% (3/5) with only one death directly related to fungal infection. CONCLUSION: Despite the small number of cases, a sole medical approach including amphotericin b and long-term fluconazole prophylaxis for the treatment of fungal endocarditis in critically ill children seems to offer an alternative to surgical treatment which may be kept for failure of medical treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.012293802112726keywords = heart (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/352. Mitral valve replacement through dilated aortic annulus in Marfan's syndrome.A 30-year-old man presented with severe aortic regurgitation due to an ascending aortic aneurysm and mitral valve insufficiency in conjunction with active endocarditis. He underwent combined aortic root replacement by a composite graft and mechanical mitral valve replacement. After excision of the aortic valve cusps the mitral valve was approached through the extremely dilated aortic annulus. This technique is seldom used. Mitral valve replacement through the aortic root can be advantageous in selected patients to minimize trauma and reduce myocardial ischemic time.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 8.8893557809855keywords = valve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/352. Candida parapsilosis: an unusual organism causing prosthetic heart valve infective endocarditis.We report a case of Candida parapsilosis prosthetic heart valve infective endocarditis in a 67-year-old man. The infection was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin b (AmBisome) and flucytosine. Surgical replacement of the infected valve was necessary. recurrence was prevented with oral fluconazole 400mg daily as maintenance therapy. The patient remained well after 2 years of follow-up.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 16.520994195432keywords = heart valve, valve, heart (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/352. A crusty cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis.A 73-year-old man with two previous mitral valve replacements presented with prosthetic valve infective endocarditis. Ten days before hospitalization he had undergone minimally invasive cutaneous surgery for crusty lesions but had not received antibiotic prophylaxis. The current literature regarding the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in dermatological procedures is discussed along with the issues surrounding this patient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5.9262371873236keywords = valve (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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