A rare case of concurrent mitral and aortic valve aneurysms in the setting of infective endocarditis.
Majd Al Deen AlhuarratSumant PargaonkarAmrin KharawalaRosy ThachilNidhish TiwariPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
A 42-year-old male patient presented with intermittent fever, night sweats, and weight loss for 2 months. TEE showed a rare finding of concurrent mitral and aortic valve aneurysms, and blood cultures grew streptococcus mutans. His infective endocarditis was successfully treated with antibiotics and placement of mechanical mitral and aortic valves.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- rare case
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- mitral valve
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- weight loss
- left ventricular
- biofilm formation
- left atrial
- candida albicans
- locally advanced
- bariatric surgery
- case report
- heart failure
- roux en y gastric bypass
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- adipose tissue
- escherichia coli
- radiation therapy
- ultrasound guided
- ejection fraction
- squamous cell carcinoma
- type diabetes
- depressive symptoms
- pulmonary hypertension
- body mass index
- metabolic syndrome
- catheter ablation
- aortic dissection