[Infective endocarditis of both atrioventricular valves in a young man with atrioventricular canal defect - a case report]

Kardiol Pol. 2009 Sep;67(9):1004-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

We report a case of a 33-year-old man with infective endocarditis of both atrioventricular valves coexisting with a congenital heart defect: atrioventricular canal defect. Transthoracic and transesopageal echocardiography showed complete atrioventricular canal defect and vegetations affecting both the normal mitral and tricuspid valves. The patient received a combined antibiotic therapy and was qualified for cardiosurgical correction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Endocardial Cushion Defects / complications
  • Endocardial Cushion Defects / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging