Infective endocarditis or myxoma? Description of a patient with new diagnosis of congestive heart failure

Infective endocarditis or myxoma? Description of a patient with new diagnosis of congestive heart failure

ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease which interests heart endothelium and mostly heart valves. IE is not a uniform disease, but presents in a variety of different forms that makes the diagnosis difficult. Echocardiography is a crucial diagnostic tool for the diagnosis, e...

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Main Authors: Marzia Testa, Enrico Lombardo, Enrico Avogadri, Marco Agostini, Giuseppe Forte, Salvatore Piccolo, Mauro Feola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
myxoma
intracardiac mass
echocardiography.
Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/132
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Summary:ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory disease which interests heart endothelium and mostly heart valves. IE is not a uniform disease, but presents in a variety of different forms that makes the diagnosis difficult. Echocardiography is a crucial diagnostic tool for the diagnosis, especially in those patients who have no typical symptoms as in the case here presented, in which the possibility of a myxoma was also considered.
ISSN:1122-0643
2532-5264

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