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Published on: May 21, 2017
Urgent aortic valve replacement for infective endocarditis during the 23rd week of pregnancy
Christodoulos Kaoutzanis1, Erotokritos Evangelakis, Chrysostomos Kokkinos
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus. ckaoutzanis@gmail.com
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy with high maternal and fetal mortality. Surgical intervention is an option when medical therapy fails. We report the case of a 23-year-old female with severe aortic valve regurgitation and hemodynamic compromise related to acute bacterial endocarditis of a congenital bicuspid aortic valve during the 23rd week of pregnancy. She underwent urgent aortic valve replacement and, despite implementation of known fetal-protection strategies, fetal demise occurred.
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