AI Article Synopsis
- A case of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm led to the development of endocarditis affecting both the aortic and tricuspid valves due to a shunt.
- Echocardiography revealed the aneurysm rupture into the right atrium, along with evidence of valve damage and vegetation on the affected valves.
- Successful surgery was performed to replace both the tricuspid and aortic valves after identifying Enterococcus gallinarum in the patient's blood culture.
Article Abstract
We experienced a case of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva, and this resulted in simultaneous aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis through a shunt. The echocardiography showed a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium with a shunt. The aortic non-coronary cusp was fibro-thickened with vegetation. Vegetations of the septal leaflet and the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve were also found. The blood culture grew Enterococcus garllinarum. We replaced both tricuspid and aortic valve with successful surgical result.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249310 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.3.240 | DOI Listing |
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