01 January 2003
Active aortic valve endocarditis complicated with left ventricular-right atrial communication and renal failure
Bora Farsak, Mehmet Mehmet Öc, Yurdakul YurdakulCase Rep Clin Pract Rev 2003; 4(1):8-11 :: ID: 429004
Abstract
Background: Left ventricle (LV)-right atrium (RA) communication is a rare lesion and its etiology is almost exclusively congenital. Rarely, LV-RA communication could be seen due to infective endocarditis (IE).Case Report: Herein, we reported a 12-year-old boy with acquired LV-RA communication secondary to IE. This case was under consideration for aortic regurgitation (AR), aortic stenosis (AS), active IE with multiple vegetations on the aortic valve and complicated with immune complex glomerulonephritis. During hospitalization, the patient suddenly developed severe congestive heart failure. The patient underwent an emergency operation resulting in detection of a LV-RA communication, which was closed with a dacron patch and aortic valve replacement (AVR) was performed. on the 9th postoperative day, the patent died because of an acute cerebral hemorrhage.Conclusions: In selected cases, who have developed sudden congestive heart failure and in the occurrence of new murmurs or increases in the intensity of existing ones, LV-RA communication must be remembered and urgent surgical intervention must be considered.
Keywords: infective endocarditis, acquired left ventricle-right atrium communication, renal failure, open-heart surgery
34
In Press
14 Mar 2024 : Case report
Simultaneous Occurrence of Collagen Type III Glomerulopathy and Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: A Rare Case R...Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942770
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
Castleman Disease Presenting in the Neck: A Report of 3 Cases and a Literature ReviewAm J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943214
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
Early Diagnosis and Successful Empirical Treatment of L1-L2 Spondylodiscitis in a 21-Month-Old Girl: A Case...Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943010
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
A Rare Autochthonous Case of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst in the Non-Endemic Region of TaiwanAm J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943687
Most Viewed Current Articles
07 Mar 2024 : Case report
Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United StatesDOI :10.12659/AJCR.943133
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943133
10 Jan 2022 : Case report
A Report on the First 7 Sequential Patients Treated Within the C-Reactive Protein Apheresis in COVID (CACOV...DOI :10.12659/AJCR.935263
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935263
19 Jul 2022 : Case report
Atlantoaxial Subluxation Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Rare Orthopedic Complication from COVID-19DOI :10.12659/AJCR.936128
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936128
23 Feb 2022 : Case report
Penile Necrosis Associated with Local Intravenous Injection of CocaineDOI :10.12659/AJCR.935250
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935250