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Journal of Echocardiography
Published in: Journal of Echocardiography 1/2018

01-03-2018 | Case image in cardiovascular ultrasound

Difficult diagnosis of ruptured mitral valve aneurysm because of severe mitral annular calcification

Authors: Takahiro Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Akihiro Endo, Kazuaki Tanabe

Published in: Journal of Echocardiography | Issue 1/2018

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A 78-year-old woman was admitted to another hospital with a fever lasting for 2 weeks. The patient was administered tazobactam/piperacillin for treatment of a suspected urinary tract infection. However, she continued to have a low-grade fever for 10 days. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) indicated suspected vegetation of the mitral valve, and she was transferred to our hospital. …
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Metadata
Title
Difficult diagnosis of ruptured mitral valve aneurysm because of severe mitral annular calcification
Authors
Takahiro Sakamoto
Hiroyuki Yoshitomi
Akihiro Endo
Kazuaki Tanabe
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Journal of Echocardiography / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1349-0222
Electronic ISSN: 1880-344X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-017-0346-4

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