Active infective prosthetic endocarditis after percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2011 Sep;12(9):710. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer062. Epub 2011 Jul 23.

Authors

Jens-Gerrit Kluge¹, Andreas Hagendorff, Dietrich Pfeiffer, Daniel Jurisch, Adrienn Tarr

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology and Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology und Dermatology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. Jens-Gerrit.Kluge@medizin.uni-leipzig.de

PMID: 21785123
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer062

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Postoperative Complications*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Recurrence
Reoperation
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis