TITLE:
A Severe but Predictable Complication of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease*
AUTHORS:
Rossitto Giacomo, Torregrossa Gianluca, Testolin Luca, Cesari Maurizio
KEYWORDS:
Infective Endocarditis; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Floppy Mitral Valve
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Vol.3 No.5,
September
23,
2013
ABSTRACT: We present a case report of broad medical interest since pertain to a severe but predictable complication of a not unusual disease as well as the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) whose incidence and prevalence are increasing worldwide and which require close-cooperation of different specialists to prevent severe complications.