Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement

  • Araújo I
  • Nunes M
  • Gelape C
  • et al.
N/ACitations
Citations of this article
10Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

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.Paciente do sexo masculino, 41 anos, portador de cardiopatia congênita apresentando-se com endocardite infecciosa (EI) e vegetações nas valvas pulmonar, aórtica e mitral. Três trocas valvares foram realizadas, mas o paciente evoluiu com recidiva da infecção, desenvolvendo abscesso na região da fibrosa intervalvar mitro-aórtica progredindo para sépsis e óbito. Nesse relato, discutimos brevemente as indicações para a cirurgia na EI, destacando sua indicação no tratamento da infecção não controlada.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Araújo, I. R. de, Nunes, M. do C. P., Gelape, C. L., Carvalho, V. T., Lacerda, B. E. R. A., Oliveira, G. B. de, … Ferrari, T. C. A. (2012). Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 45(2), 272–274. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822012000200028

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free