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Periannular Mitral Valve Prosthesis Crypts Mimicking Periprosthetic Abscesses.


ABSTRACT: Mitral annular abscesses are rare and can be caused by infective endocarditis. We present the case of a patient with an infected mitral prosthesis, with multiple suspected periprosthetic abscesses. However, perioperative inspection showed a supra-annular implanted prosthesis.

SUBMITTER: Ko K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328772 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Periannular Mitral Valve Prosthesis Crypts Mimicking Periprosthetic Abscesses.

Ko Kinsing K   El Messaoudi Saloua S   van den Heuvel Frederik F   van Garsse Leen L  

JACC. Case reports 20240807 15


Mitral annular abscesses are rare and can be caused by infective endocarditis. We present the case of a patient with an infected mitral prosthesis, with multiple suspected periprosthetic abscesses. However, perioperative inspection showed a supra-annular implanted prosthesis. ...[more]

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