Successfully treated triple valve infective endocarditis: a case report.
A 45-year-old woman presented with triple valve infective endocarditis and ventricular septal defect. There were vegetations on the tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, and aortic valve. She had multiple complications such as nephrotic syndrome, severe anemia, congestive heart failure, and convulsion. Her general condition was extremely poor. Intensive medical therapy, such as blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation, and continuous venovenous hemofiltration, allowed her to tolerate surgery. Triple valve replacement and ventricular septal defect closure was successfully performed without major complication. She was ambulatory at the time of discharge.
Cardiovascular Division, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama.
Kenichi
K
Sakakura
Norifumi
N
Kubo
Takuji
T
Katayama
Tomio
T
Umemoto
Satoshi
S
Oosawa
Seiichiro
S
Murata
Yoshitaka
Y
Sugawara
Hiroshi
H
Funayama
Yousuke
Y
Takagi
Takanori
T
Yasu
Yoshio
Y
Tsuruya
Takashi
T
Ino
Muneyasu
M
Saito
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery