A fatal case of culture-negative late prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 92 - 94, 30.09.2022

Uğur Küçük , Sevil Alkan , Ahmet Barutçu

https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.1079578

Abstract

Prosthesis valve dehiscence is one of the most serious complications of prosthetic valves. Despite the improvements in medical and surgical treatments, prosthesis valve dehiscence has high mortality. Due to fatality rates, the early diagnosis and treatment of these patients is required. In this case report, we presented a patient with severe mitral deficiency and acute heart failure following mechanical mitral prosthesis valve dehiscence secondary to culture-negative endocarditis.

Keywords

Culture-negative endocarditis, prosthetic valve endocarditis, dehiscence

Project Number

yok

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