The importance of secondary mitral valve involvement in primary aortic valve endocarditis. The mitral kissing vegetation | Zendy

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The importance of secondary mitral valve involvement in primary aortic valve endocarditis. The mitral kissing vegetation

Author(s) -

C. Piper

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2001.2689

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , mitral valve , ventricular outflow tract , vegetation (pathology) , endocarditis , aortic valve , pathology

Secondary involvement of the mitral valve is well documented in primary aortic valve endocarditis. A poorly considered, but probably important causative mechanism, involving both left-sided valves, is 'mitral kissing vegetation'. This results from large aortic vegetations prolapsing into the left ventricular outflow tract and making contact with the ventricular aspect of the anterior mitral leaflet thus causing secondary infection.

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