%0 Case Reports
%T Case Report: Pericardial patch repair of mitral annulus and mitral valve for a left atrial dissection caused by parasitic infective endocarditis.
%A Chu P
%A Tang Y
%A Liu X
%A Miao Q
%J Front Cardiovasc Med
%V 10
%N 0
%D 2023
%M 38089774
%F 5.846
%R 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1239019
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Left atrial dissection is a rare event, typically associated with cardiac manipulation. We report the first case of a left atrial dissection caused by parasitic infectious endocarditis, which required the use of patch repair for the damaged mitral annulus and valve.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To treat heart failure in a 43-year-old man with left atrial dissection, we performed a patch repair of the mitral annulus and valve using autologous pericardium.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We encourage novel surgery for complicated infectious endocarditis.