Key result
Antibiotic therapy for 1.5 months improves infection parameters in a ruptured mitral valve aneurysm case.
Why the study?
Mitral valve aneurysm is a rare abnormality whose pathophysiology is poorly understood, and wall rupture can lead to severe mitral regurgitation and life-threatening conditions.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights a rare case of ruptured mitral valve aneurysm, a condition that can cause severe mitral regurgitation and life-threatening complications, in a patient with immunodeficiency and chronic renal failure.
Mitral valve aneurysm; defined as a bulge of the mitral valve leaflet toward the left atrium is a rare abnormality whose pathophysiology is poorly understood. The weakened aneurysmal wall may rupture and may cause severe mitral regurgitation and life-threatining conditions. In this case report we present a case of mitral anterior leaflet aneurysm rupture in a patient with immun deficiency and chronic renal failure.
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Yemiş et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Ruptured mitral valve aneurysm (n=1). Antibiotic therapy (vancomycin and meropenem) was evaluated. A 56-year-old immunocompromised male with chronic renal failure and a ruptured mitral valve aneurysm was managed with 1.5 months of antibiotic therapy, resulting in improved infection parameters.
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