A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Inês Oliveira
, Isabel Cruz, Ana Neto
, Bruno Bragança
, Glória Abreu, [...]
Inês Oliveira
, Isabel Cruz, Ana Neto
, Bruno Bragança
, Glória Abreu, [...]
Case Report Mitral valve aneurysms (MVA) are uncommon and usually develop acutely in the setting of infective endocarditis (IE). MVA as a late complication of IE in a patient with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is rather unusual, raising considerations regarding the role of the infectious process and the hemodynamic conditions inherent to the cardiomyopathy. , We present a case report of a patient with HCM and a ruptured aneurysm of the mitral valve (MV) leaflet, secondary to previously treated IE. […]
Keywords: Aneurysm, Valvular; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications; Diabetes Mellitus / complications; Diagnostic Imaging; Dyslipidemia/complications; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Inflammation; Mitral Valve / abnormalities