• Revista médica de Chile · Jun 2024

    Case Reports

    [Bivalvular Infective Endocarditis with Involvement of the Mitroaortic Fibrosis by Staphylococcus lugdunensis].

    • Francisco José Ayala Ruiquelme, Juan Espinoza Huircalaf, Maximiliano Acevedo de la Barra, Tamara Vergara Cerón, Gonzalo Miranda Gonzalez, Carla Parra Albornoz, Angela Pino Labrador, and Katia Galdames Ibañez.
    • Departamento Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
    • Rev Med Chil. 2024 Jun 1; 152 (6): 718723718-723.

    AbstractBivalvular infective endocarditis is a clinical presentation that is associated to a greater extent with adverse outcomes. The involvement of the intervalvular mitral-aortic fibrosa is a rare complication associated with high mortality rates, requiring high complexity surgery. We report a case of a young male presenting to the emergency department with bivalvular endocarditis and mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa involvement.

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