Abstract
Three cases of mitral stenosis and insufficiency produced by clinically unsuspected healed bacterial endocarditis are described. The vegetations in each case were calcified, devoid of inflammation and microorganisms, and associated with underlying valvular destruction. The uninvolved valve in each heart showed the stigmata of healed rheumatic valvulitis. In light of the widespread use of antibiotics, clinically unsuspected cases of healed bacterial endocarditis and its sequelae may be encountered more frequently.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-42 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Heart Journal |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 1971 |