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J Am Coll Cardiol, 1986; 7:953-955
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Successful medical therapy of mitral anular abscess complicating infective endocarditis

RL Kunis, MV Sherrid, JB McCabe, MH Grieco, and EM Dwyer Jr

A case of staphylococcal endocarditis with the echocardiographic findings of mitral anular abscess is described. The anular mass resolved after 9 weeks of antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates that perivalvular abscess complicating infective endocarditis may respond to medical therapy.


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