Prompt recovery after surgical treatment of pulmonary and aortic valve endocarditis in a patient with acute heart failure. Issue 7 (4th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gavalaki, Aikaterini; Athanasopoulos, George; Roussakis, Antonios; Koutouzis, Michael; Perreas, Konstantinos; Nenekidis, Ioannis
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2022:Issue 7(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-07-04
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac315
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Infective endocarditis remains a medical challenge among urgent cases of cardiac disease. Multi-valvular endocarditis is uncommon and simultaneous right and left-sided valvular involvement, particularly affecting the pulmonary valve, is scarcely reported. A rare case of a patient with subacute myelodysplastic syndrome, who presented with endocarditis involving both aortic and pulmonary valves, complicated with new-onset heart failure, is described. The patient presented prompt recovery of both right and left ventricular function after combined aortic and pulmonary valve replacement.