A 66-year-old lady with a history of mitral valve endocarditis and recent onset of low-output syndrome, underwent successful emergency surgery for myocardial rupture with hemopericardium. Visualization of the abscess cavity was not possible with transthoracic echocardiography and a definitive diagnosis was made by transesophageal echocardiography. Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of mitral valve abscess are reviewed.
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