Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, USA

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• Case Report   
  A Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis Complicated with a Cardiac Abscess Causing Heart Block
  Author(s): Veshesh Patel*, Collin Tacy, Brenda Ramirez, Alfredo Lindo and Manuel Suarez
  
  Individuals that have undergone cardiac surgery or heart valve replacement are at increased risk for developing Infective Endocarditis (IE). IE has numerous signs and symptoms as well as complications. However, an interesting and unique presentation of IE can be in an individual showing a complete heart block on EKG. A heart block from an IE will typically present with a cardiac abscess on Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) and coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA). This individual, with a past medical history of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in 2011, was found to have Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia and endocarditis. Soon after discovery of the infection, CTA of the coronaries showed a 7.6 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm loculated pericardial collection consistent of a cardiac abscess. Despite the initiation of antibiotic therapy, this gentleman wi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2021.11.1456

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