Biventricular mural vegetations in a patient without valvular pathology.

Authors :: Ahmed I
Katz DH
Crooke GA
Li M
Doddamani S
Haramati LB
Ostfeld RJ
Gordon GM
Spevack DM
Source :: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography [J Am Soc Echocardiogr] 2006 Jul; Vol. 19 (7), pp. 938.e5-7.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: We present the case of a 40 year-old man with biventricular nonvalvular vegetations presenting with acute onset of unilateral hearing loss and headache as a result of septic emboli. The medical literature involving the rare diagnosis of mural vegetation is reviewed and unusual features of this case are discussed.

Subjects :: Adult
Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology
Heart Valve Diseases diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases microbiology
Heart Ventricles microbiology
Humans
Male
Ventricular Dysfunction microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis
Heart Ventricles pathology
Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction diagnosis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1097-6795
Volume :: 19
Issue :: 7
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 16825007
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2006.02.004