Endocarditis infecciosa con afectación plurivalvularun hallazgo inesperado
- Escolar Pérez, Vanessa 1
- Bravo Martínez, Idoia 1
- 1 Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital Universitario de Basurto. Bilbao. España
ISSN: 2529-976X
Year of publication: 2018
Issue Title: Journal of Practical Echocardiography and Other Cardiac Imaging Techniques
Volume: 1
Issue: 3
Pages: 19-21
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de Ecocardiografía práctica y otras Técnicas de Imagen Cardíaca (RETIC)
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Abstract
We present the case of a 33-year-old male with a history of bicuspid aortic valve with moderate regurgitation who was admitted in the emergency room due to fever being diagnosed with infective endocarditis with advanced plu- rivalvular involvement by Streptococcus salivarius. Given the clinical status and the echocardiographic findings, early surgical intervention was decided, and a double valvular replacement was performed. The case is a good example to review the echocardiographic findings associated with endocarditis.
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