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Surgery for a mitral annulus abscess penetrating into the pericardial cavity
Author(s) -
Unosawa Satoshi,
Taoka Makoto,
Osaka Shunji,
Hayashi Yuki,
Suzuki Keito,
Onuki Yoshiki,
Saito Yuki,
Tanaka Masashi
Publication year - 2019
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.14219
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral annulus , surgery , abscess , infective endocarditis , pericardial cavity , annulus (botany) , complication , pericardium , debridement (dental) , endocarditis , radiology , botany , biology , blood pressure , diastole
Abstract Although a mitral annulus abscess often develops with infective endocarditis, penetration into the pericardial cavity is a very rare and fatal complication. Herein, we report a case of surgery with thorough debridement and appropriate reconstruction for a mitral annulus abscess with penetration into the pericardial cavity.