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Fulminant biventricular multivalvular infective endocarditis in complex congenital heart disease: a case report.

Massimiliana AbbateFlavia FuscoLaura ColumbanoBerardo SarubbiGiancarlo Scognamiglio
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
This case depicts a particularly aggressive of infective endocarditis forms caused with biventricular involvement and multiple embolization. Patients with congenital heart disease are at high risk of IE with adverse impact on the prognosis. Early recognition and treatment are the keys to improve prognosis. Therefore, suspicion should be high, especially following invasive procedure, which should be preferably performed at ACHD specialized centres.
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