Vol 67, No 9 (2009)
Other
Published online: 2009-10-12
Case report
Infective endocarditis of both atrioventricular valves in a young man with atrioventricular canal defect – a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80017
Kardiol Pol 2009;67(9):1004-1006.
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.
Keywords: infectious endocarditisatrioventricular valvesatrioventricular canal defect