Swiss Cheese Heart: A Tale of Multiple Valve Perforations.
Hussam Al HennawiShayan Iqbal KhanAamna KhanUsama SadiqSung-Hae ChoPublished in: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal (2024)
Gerbode defect, an anomalous connection between the left ventricle and right atrium, is often congenital but can be acquired or iatrogenically formed. We present an exceedingly rare case of this defect associated with multiple valve perforation in an otherwise healthy patient with bicuspid aortic valve and endocarditis.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- rare case
- aortic stenosis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- pulmonary artery
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- pulmonary hypertension
- case report
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- inferior vena cava
- vena cava
- left atrial appendage
- congenital heart disease
- lactic acid
- soft tissue
- catheter ablation