80 year-old patient with an incidental finding of thrombotic mitral valve disease. Prosthetic mitral endocarditis probably as a complication of the previous finding (B. hanselae). This cause is unique due to the unusual clinical presentation and the cause of the infection. The new multimodality imaging techniques were a key factor to establish a correct diagnosis.Paciente de 80 años de edad con afectación trombótica sobre válvula mitral prótesica diagnósticada de forma incidental, que posteriormente desarrolló una endocarditis precoz (B. Hanselae) sobre la misma zona. El germen causante de la infección es atípico y cursó como una endocarditis con cultivo negativo. Las técnicas de imagen fueron clave para poder establecer un diagnóstica y tr...
An 81 year old woman, diagnosed with rheumatic mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation ten year...
Calcification of mitral annulus (CMA) is a frequent echocardiographic finding in the elderly populat...
63-year-old male with a medical history of coronary artery bypass and mitral valve mechanic prosthes...
We present an 81-year-old male admitted for the study of fever associated with weight loss, asthenia...
In medicine the clinical context is essential to carry out a differential diagnosis, and thus it is ...
A 44 year-old woman developed severe respiratory failure and causes cardiopulmonary arrest and was a...
Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a complication that must be diagnosed early and treated surgically,...
Infective endocarditis is a pathology with a high mortality rate, approximately 20-40% within the fi...
A 78-year-old woman with mechanical aortic and mitral prostheses presents a mitral prosthetic dysfun...
A pesar de los avances en el diagnóstico y en el tratamiento, la endocarditis mitral continúa presen...
Congenital mitral valve disease represents a very small percentage of the total number of congenital...
We introduce a case of an 86-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation requiring a biologica...
Infective endocarditis is a disease associated with high mortality and serious complications. The pe...
Fungal endocarditis is a cardiac complication that has been increasing throughout the world. We pres...
Non-obstructive prosthetic heart valve thrombosis is an entity of increasing diagnosis in recent tim...
An 81 year old woman, diagnosed with rheumatic mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation ten year...
Calcification of mitral annulus (CMA) is a frequent echocardiographic finding in the elderly populat...
63-year-old male with a medical history of coronary artery bypass and mitral valve mechanic prosthes...
We present an 81-year-old male admitted for the study of fever associated with weight loss, asthenia...
In medicine the clinical context is essential to carry out a differential diagnosis, and thus it is ...
A 44 year-old woman developed severe respiratory failure and causes cardiopulmonary arrest and was a...
Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a complication that must be diagnosed early and treated surgically,...
Infective endocarditis is a pathology with a high mortality rate, approximately 20-40% within the fi...
A 78-year-old woman with mechanical aortic and mitral prostheses presents a mitral prosthetic dysfun...
A pesar de los avances en el diagnóstico y en el tratamiento, la endocarditis mitral continúa presen...
Congenital mitral valve disease represents a very small percentage of the total number of congenital...
We introduce a case of an 86-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation requiring a biologica...
Infective endocarditis is a disease associated with high mortality and serious complications. The pe...
Fungal endocarditis is a cardiac complication that has been increasing throughout the world. We pres...
Non-obstructive prosthetic heart valve thrombosis is an entity of increasing diagnosis in recent tim...
An 81 year old woman, diagnosed with rheumatic mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation ten year...
Calcification of mitral annulus (CMA) is a frequent echocardiographic finding in the elderly populat...
63-year-old male with a medical history of coronary artery bypass and mitral valve mechanic prosthes...