Secondary involvement of the mitral valve is well documented in primary aortic valve endocarditis. An important causative mechanism, involving both left-sided valves, is ‘mitral kissing vegetation’. This results from large aortic vegetations prolapsing into the left ventricular outflow tract, “kissing” the ventricular surface of the anterior mitral leaflet, and thus causing secondary infection
Giant Infective Endocarditis of Native Aortic Valve with Secondary Mitral Kissing Vegetation
CARDONA, ANDREA;SAVINO, Ketty;AMBROSIO, Giuseppe
2014
Abstract
Secondary involvement of the mitral valve is well documented in primary aortic valve endocarditis. An important causative mechanism, involving both left-sided valves, is ‘mitral kissing vegetation’. This results from large aortic vegetations prolapsing into the left ventricular outflow tract, “kissing” the ventricular surface of the anterior mitral leaflet, and thus causing secondary infectionFile in questo prodotto:
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