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Accessory mitral valve mimicking aortic valve endocarditis as a cause of cerebrovascular accident
Author(s) -
Degner Benjamin C.,
Gaudino Mario,
Iannacone Erin,
Lau Christopher,
Girardi Leonard N.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.13237
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricular outflow tract obstruction , endocarditis , ventricular outflow tract , mitral valve , aortic valve , mitral valve prolapse , embolic stroke , ischemic stroke , ischemia
Accessory mitral valve (AMV) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and endocarditis. We report a patient with an AMV who presented with a cerebellar infarct and discuss the management of this anomaly.