A Severe but Predictable Complication of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease*

Rossitto Giacomo, Torregrossa Gianluca, Testolin Luca, Cesari Maurizio

Department of Cardiologic, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Unit of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/wjcs.2013.35026                

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.

Keywords

Infective Endocarditis; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Floppy Mitral Valve

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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