Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case of Aortic Valve Insufficiency Secondary to Infective Endocarditis

Mudit Dutta; Rushi K Patel; Eric J Basile; Miguel A Belaunzaran

doi:10.7759/cureus.46628

Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case of Aortic Valve Insufficiency Secondary to Infective Endocarditis

Cureus. 2023 Oct 7;15(10):e46628. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46628. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Mudit Dutta¹, Rushi K Patel¹, Eric J Basile¹, Miguel A Belaunzaran^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
² Medical School, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, USA.

Abstract

Acute aortic valve insufficiency (AAVI) is a pathologic medical condition that has a presentation on a spectrum of severity and is attributable to numerous etiologies. Most often, it is caused by infective endocarditis, which depending on the patient's clinical status may require treatment with either surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This case presents a patient with acute aortic valve insufficiency secondary to infective endocarditis, requiring intervention. Further, it also provides real-time use of the general guidelines used in the determination of SAVR vs. TAVR candidacy. This case will further help providers in the cardiology realm to identify this presentation and increase comfort in referring to existing guidelines, as well as highlight where the current guidelines appear limited.

Keywords: aortic valve insufficiency; endocarditis; infective endocarditis; surgical aortic valve replacement (savr); tavr (transcatheter aortic valve replacement).

Publication types

Case Reports