Successfully treated triple valve infective endocarditis: a case report

A 45-year-old woman presented with triple valve infective endocarditis and ventricular septal defect. There were vegetations on the tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, and aortic valve. She had multiple complications such as nephrotic syndrome, severe anemia, congestive heart failure, and convulsion....

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Published inJournal of cardiology Vol. 45; no. 6; p. 257
Main Authors Sakakura, Kenichi, Kubo, Norifumi, Katayama, Takuji, Umemoto, Tomio, Oosawa, Satoshi, Murata, Seiichiro, Sugawara, Yoshitaka, Funayama, Hiroshi, Takagi, Yousuke, Yasu, Takanori, Tsuruya, Yoshio, Ino, Takashi, Saito, Muneyasu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.06.2005
Subjects
Anemia - etiology
Aortic Valve - surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery
Female
Heart Failure - etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery
Heart Valve Diseases - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Middle Aged
Nephrotic Syndrome - etiology
Pulmonary Valve - surgery
Tricuspid Valve - surgery
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Summary:A 45-year-old woman presented with triple valve infective endocarditis and ventricular septal defect. There were vegetations on the tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, and aortic valve. She had multiple complications such as nephrotic syndrome, severe anemia, congestive heart failure, and convulsion. Her general condition was extremely poor. Intensive medical therapy, such as blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation, and continuous venovenous hemofiltration, allowed her to tolerate surgery. Triple valve replacement and ventricular septal defect closure was successfully performed without major complication. She was ambulatory at the time of discharge.
ISSN:0914-5087