Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement


Autoria(s): Araújo,Izabella Rodrigues de; Nunes,Maria do Carmo Pereira; Gelape,Claudio Leo; Carvalho,Vinicius Tostes; Lacerda,Benone Evaristo Rezende Araújo; Oliveira,Gustavo Brandão de; Brant,Luiza Caldeira; Ferrari,Teresa Cristina Abreu
Data(s)

01/04/2012

Resumo

We describe the case of a 41-year-old man with congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis (IE), who presented multiple vegetations attached to the pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. Three valve replacements were performed, but the patient developed an abscess at the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and died due to sepsis. We briefly discuss the indications for surgery in IE, emphasizing its role in the treatment of uncontrolled infection.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000200028

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.45 n.2 2012

Palavras-Chave #Infection #Endocarditis #Surgery #Valves
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journal article