The Infectious Tale of Aerococcal Aortic Endocarditis: Cardiac Pacing in Acute Aortic Insufficiency With Complete Heart Block as a Bridge to Aortic Valve Replacement

Here, we describe a rare case of Aerococcus endocarditis causing aortic insufficiency and paravalvular abscess presenting as complete heart block and shock. A 76-year-old man with diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with fever and dyspnea. His temperature was 102.4°F, heart rate...

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Autores principales: Bradel, Laura, Kashyap, Kartikeya, Jabbour, Fouad, Bajona, Pietro, Farah, Victor, Nguyen, Vinh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8439411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540507
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17921

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8439411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540507
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17921

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