Endocarditis Complicated by Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient with COVID-19: Diagnostic and Management Implications.

Autor: Sanders DJ; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Sutter JS; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Tatooles A; Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Suboc TM; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA., Rao AK; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in cardiology [Case Rep Cardiol] 2020 Sep 29; Vol. 2020, pp. 8844255. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 29 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1155/2020/8844255
Abstrakt: A 38-year-old man presented with cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue. He was diagnosed with Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) as well as Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia. Imaging revealed a subaortic membrane with aortic valve endocarditis and severe aortic insufficiency. He had successful aortic valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis and subaortic membrane resection. This case highlights some of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges presented by COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2020 David J. Sanders et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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