Unusual non-valvular left ventricular endocarditis presenting as multiple brain embolism.
Aleksandar RedzekAndrej PrevedenSvetlana Ruzicka KalociGolub SamardzijaMihaela PrevedenMiodrag GolubovicLazar VelickiPublished in: Acta clinica Belgica (2020)
Intracardiac masses can cause serious and potentially fatal complications that often present with dramatic clinical symptoms. Despite the comprehensive clinical, laboratory, and imaging investigations, intracardiac masses can be hard to distinguish until the definite microscopic analysis. However, with the right approach and multidisciplinary collaboration, they can be successfully managed.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- high resolution
- heart failure
- contrast enhanced
- ultrasound guided
- acute myocardial infarction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- physical activity
- magnetic resonance
- coronary artery disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- depressive symptoms
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- blood brain barrier