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Infective endocarditis in the billowing mitral leaflet syndrome
British Heart Journal
|March 1, 1975
Summary
Billowing mitral leaflet syndrome can lead to infective endocarditis. Early antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for patients with specific heart murmurs to prevent serious infection.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Billowing mitral leaflet syndrome is a cardiac condition.
- Infective endocarditis is a serious infection of the heart valves.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report on patients with billowing mitral leaflet syndrome and infective endocarditis.
- To highlight the clinical features and management of this complication.
Main Methods:
- Case series reporting on ten patients.
- Clinical examination, auscultation, and blood cultures were utilized.
Main Results:
- All ten patients had infective endocarditis complicating billowing mitral leaflet syndrome.
- Staphylococcus albus was the most common pathogen.
- Antibiotic therapy was largely successful, with one patient developing mitral regurgitation.
Conclusions:
- Billowing mitral leaflets are a potential site for infective endocarditis.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis may be indicated for individuals with specific auscultatory findings (non-ejection click, late systolic murmur) at increased risk of infection.