| Mitral valve replacement in a 15-month-old infant with infective endocarditis. | |
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PMID: 17670012 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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This report describes a 15-month-old child without particular heart problems, presenting prolonged high-grade fever, an impaired level of consciousness, right hemiparesis and cutaneous lesion on admission. Medication was started according to the initial diagnosis of bacterial or viral meningitis, however, congestive heart failure was suddenly observed 15 days after the admission. Echocardiography revealed a mass in the right atrium, and mitral valve regurgitation due to the irregularly thickened and aneurysmal anterior leaflet with a perforation, consistent with infective endocarditis. Mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis was performed and the postoperative course was uneventful. |
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Aya Saito; Akihiko Sekiguchi; Masahide Chikada; Kunihiko Tonari |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Volume: 2 ISSN: 1569-9285 ISO Abbreviation: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Publication Date: 2003 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-02 Completed Date: 2007-08-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101158399 Medline TA: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. saito-a@ncchd.go.jp |
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