1. Myocardial noncompaction presenting with Brucella endocarditis.
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Yildiz A, Tufekcioglu O, Aras D, Ozeke O, Celenk MK, and Sasmaz A
- Subjects
- Abscess diagnostic imaging, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Aortic Valve diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve Insufficiency etiology, Cardiomyopathies diagnostic imaging, Echocardiography, Endocarditis microbiology, Heart Valve Diseases surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Heart Ventricles, Humans, Injections, Intravenous, Male, Mitral Valve Insufficiency etiology, Young Adult, Brucella melitensis, Brucellosis drug therapy, Cardiomyopathies complications, Cardiomyopathies congenital, Endocarditis etiology, Heart Valve Diseases etiology
- Abstract
Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium is a unique congenital cardiomyopathy with its own clinical presentation and course. It is more frequently associated with complications of congestive heart failure, thromboembolism and malignant ventricular arrhythmias; however, concomitance of valvular pathologies or infective endocarditis with noncompaction of ventricular myocardium has seldom been reported. We describe herein the first case of left ventricular myocardial noncompaction presenting with Brucella endocarditis with aortic and mitral valve involvements, whom subsequently underwent successful medical and surgical treatment.
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- 2009
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