Pulmonary emboli originating from infective endocarditis of the mitral
valve migrating through an atrial septal defect
- Affiliated Author(s)
- 남창욱; 조윤경; 김형섭; 한성욱; 허승호; 김윤년; 김권배; 류성열
- Alternative Author(s)
- Nam, Chang Wook; Cho, Yun Kyeong; Kim, Hyung Seop; Han, Seong Wook; Hur, Seung Ho; Kim, Yoon Nyun; Kim, Kwon Bae; Ryu, Seong Yeol
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Cardiology
- ISSN
- 0167-5273
- Issued Date
- 2009
- Abstract
- We report a case of infective endocarditis of the mitral valve, which was accompanied by pulmonary emboli traveling through an atrial
septal defect. An 18-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to a fever, polyarthritis and subcutaneous hemorrhage. Transthoracic
echocardiography revealed a mobile mass and possible vegetation lodged in the mitral valve and a secundum-type atrial septal defect.
Computed tomography revealed a hepatic, splenic and renal embolic infarction. During antibiotic therapy, he felt a sudden right flank pain.
Follow-up computed tomography revealed a pulmonary embolic infarction that drifted through an atrial septal defect. This association is the
first report, of pulmonary emboli which migrated through an atrial septal defect from the mitral valve.
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Keywords: Infective endocarditis; Atrial septal defect; Pulmonary embolism
1. Case
An 18-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital
suffering from
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