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Abuzaid, A. A., Zaki, M., & Tarif, H. (2015). Atypical early Aspergillus endocarditis post prosthetic mitral valve repair: a case report. Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association, 16(1), 30-3. https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.152999
Abuzaid, Ahmed AbdulAziz, et al. "Atypical early Aspergillus endocarditis post prosthetic mitral valve repair: a case report." Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association vol. 16,1 (2015): 30-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.152999
Abuzaid AA, Zaki M, Tarif H. Atypical early Aspergillus endocarditis post prosthetic mitral valve repair: a case report. Heart Views. 2015 Jan-Mar;16(1):30-3. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.152999. PMID: 25838877; PMCID: PMC4379640.
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Heart Views. 2015 Jan-Mar;16(1):30-3. doi: 10.4103/1995-705X.152999.

Atypical early Aspergillus endocarditis post prosthetic mitral valve repair: a case report.

Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association

Ahmed AbdulAziz Abuzaid, Mahmood Zaki, Habib Tarif

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Al-Riffa, Bahrain.
  2. Department of Intensivest of cardiac anesthesia, Mohammed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Al-Riffa, Bahrain.

PMID: 25838877 PMCID: PMC4379640 DOI: 10.4103/1995-705X.152999

Abstract

A 64-year-old female operated 1 month previous for mitral valve repair presented with acute respiratory distress and dyspnea. Echocardiography showed large echogenic valvular mass measuring 2.3 × 1.3 cm with severe mitral regurgitation and dehiscence of the mitral ring posteriorly. The mass was attached subvalvularly to the ventricular septal-free wall and eroding through it, which required complete aggressive dissection of the infected tissues. Diagnosis was confirmed after resection of the valve by multiple negative blood cultures and positive valvular tissue for Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis. She was treated with high dose of voriconazole for 3 months. Her postoperative period was complicated by acute-on-chronic renal failure. She responded very well to the management.

Keywords: Aspergillus endocarditis; Aspergillus fumigates; prosthetic valve endocarditis

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