Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy: successful surgical correction.
Bacterial endocarditis, an extremely rare and serious complication during pregnancy, is almost always fatal to the fetus. This paper describes successful aortic valve replacement in a woman who was 22 weeks' pregnant. She had acute bacterial endocarditis with aortic insufficiency and severe congestive heart failure. At term, she was delivered of a live infant. We believe this is the first case of a fetus surviving such a complication.
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
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