Successful treatment of polymicrobial multivalve infective endocarditis

Giuseppe Allocca; Gianaugusto Slavich; Gaetano Nucifora; Massimo Slavich; Romeo Frassani; Massimo Crapis; Luigi Badano

doi:10.1007/s10554-006-9147-y

Successful treatment of polymicrobial multivalve infective endocarditis

Giuseppe Allocca, Gianaugusto Slavich, Gaetano Nucifora, Massimo Slavich, Romeo Frassani, Massimo Crapis, Luigi Badano

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Abstract

A 57-year-old man presented with triple valve infective endocarditis. There were vegetations on the tricuspid, mitral, and aortic valve. He had multiple complications such as pulmonary abscess, severe anaemia, and congestive heart failure. His general condition was extremely poor. Intensive medical therapy, such as blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation, and inotropic support, allowed him to tolerate surgery. Triple valve replacement was successfully performed without major complication. Vegetation cultures grew Streptococcus bovis and Enterecoccus faecalis. At 1 year follow-up, the patient is alive in NYHA functional class I.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	501-505
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9147-y
Publication status	Published or Issued - Aug 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cardiac surgery
Echocardiography
Infective endocarditis
Multivalve
Polymicrobial

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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