Periannular Mitral Valve Prosthesis Crypts Mimicking Periprosthetic Abscesses

Kinsing Ko; Saloua El Messaoudi; Frederik van den Heuvel; Leen van Garsse

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102405

Periannular Mitral Valve Prosthesis Crypts Mimicking Periprosthetic Abscesses

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Aug 7;29(15):102405. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102405.

Authors

Kinsing Ko¹, Saloua El Messaoudi², Frederik van den Heuvel², Leen van Garsse¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
² Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Abstract

Mitral annular abscesses are rare and can be caused by infective endocarditis. We present the case of a patient with an infected mitral prosthesis, with multiple suspected periprosthetic abscesses. However, perioperative inspection showed a supra-annular implanted prosthesis.

Keywords: infective endocarditis; mitral valve surgery; periannular extension; periprosthetic abscesses; pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports