{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Case Report: Pericardial patch repair of mitral annulus and mitral valve for a left atrial dissection caused by parasitic infective endocarditis.
{Author}: Chu P;Tang Y;Liu X;Miao Q;
{Journal}: Front Cardiovasc Med
{Volume}: 10
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2023
{Factor}: 5.846
{DOI}: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1239019
{Abstract}: <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.