A case of mitral stenosis complicated with seronegative brucella endocarditis

Yavuz T., Ozaydin M., Ulusan V., Ocal A., Ibrisim E., Kutsal A.

JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL, vol.45, no.2, pp.353-358, 2004 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1536/jhj.45.353
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE HEART JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.353-358

Abstract

Brucellosis is a multisystemic disease. The most common cause of death from the disease is endocarditis. The aortic valve is most commonly affected. The disease rarely involves the mitral valve.