Multiple Embolic Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Small Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Adult

A 50-year-old female was admitted to Pusan National University Hospital with complaints of fatigue and sweating. Echocardiography showed a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and highly mobile vegetations on the aortic valve. Emergency operation was performed due to the high risk of embolization an...

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Autores principales: Kim, Seon Hee, Song, Seunghwan, Kim, Min Su, Kim, Sang-pil, Choi, Jung Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782964
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.137
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Sumario:A 50-year-old female was admitted to Pusan National University Hospital with complaints of fatigue and sweating. Echocardiography showed a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and highly mobile vegetations on the aortic valve. Emergency operation was performed due to the high risk of embolization and severe aortic regurgitation. When the pulmonary artery opened, we found unexpected fresh vegetation. The tissue of the PDA was fragile and infected. We successfully removed the infected tissue, closed the PDA with a patch, and replaced the aortic valve with a mechanical prosthesis.

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