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Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis resulting in annular rupture: a case report
Ryaan El-Andari1, Jimmy Jh Kang1, Vinod K Manikala1
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AL, T6G 2B7, Canada.
Future Cardiology
|February 14, 2023
Summary
Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis can cause rare complications like contained annular rupture. This case highlights a novel complication and its surgical management.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Enterococcus faecalis is a common cause of infective endocarditis, associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
- Infective endocarditis due to E. faecalis typically presents with subacute symptoms and can lead to embolic events, abscesses, and pseudoaneurysms.
Observation:
- A 62-year-old male presented with symptoms consistent with E. faecalis infective endocarditis.
- The patient developed a contained annular rupture, a complication not previously reported in the literature for this condition.
Findings:
- The case details the clinical presentation and diagnostic findings of E. faecalis infective endocarditis with contained annular rupture.
- Surgical intervention was successfully performed to manage this unusual cardiac complication.
Implications:
- This case expands the known spectrum of complications associated with Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis.
- Highlights the importance of considering rare complications and the role of surgical management in complex endocarditis cases.
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