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Fully Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair with Percutaneous Cannulation of Groin Vessels
Published on: May 26, 2023
Mitral valve replacement in a 15-month-old infant with infective endocarditis
Aya Saito1, Akihiko Sekiguchi, Masahide Chikada
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. saito-a@ncchd.go.jp
Abstract:
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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