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Management of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis in a Patient With Congenital Heart Disease.

Nadir Emre HerdanRichard FerraroFrancoise Adeline MarvelStephanie Leigh AldenAri Michael Cedars
Published in: JACC. Case reports (2024)
We present the case of an adult patient with Kartagener's syndrome, multiple prior sternotomies, and recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis, a scenario without clear guidelines to direct management. Ultimately, the team elected for medical management given the high mortality risk associated with surgery; the patient responded to antibiotic therapy.
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