Dev mitral kapak vejetasyonu

TÜKENMEZ TİGEN E., BİLGİN H., OZBEN B., TİGEN K., ERTÜRK ŞENGEL B.

Marmara Medical Journal, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.213-215, 2015 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/mmj.2014.03351.2
  • Dergi Adı: Marmara Medical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.213-215
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Giant vegetation, Infective endocarditis, Septic embolism
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a case of giant mitral valve vegetation in a 66-year-old woman whose clinical status deteriorated rapidly without allowing time for surgery. She died due to a septic embolism and multi-organ failure. Our aim is to stress that the risk of embolic complications is high in cases of large vegetations. The mortality rates are high and these patients should be managed immediately.