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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2023

Multiple complications of a well-known disease: a case report of acquired Gerbode defect after bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis.

Sara Couto Pereira, Pedro Silverio Antonio, Joana Rigueira, Ana G Almeida

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara Couto PereiraCardiology Division, Heart and Vessels Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-4100
Pedro Silverio AntonioCardiology Division, Heart and Vessels Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028, Lisbon, Portugal.
Joana RigueiraCardiology Division, Heart and Vessels Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028, Lisbon, Portugal.
Ana G AlmeidaCardiology Division, Heart and Vessels Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028, Lisbon, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Infective endocarditis is a rare but serious disease with high morbidity and mortality due to its potential life-threatening complications. Gerbode defect is an anomalous connection between the left ventricle and the right atrium that can be either congenital or acquired, with previous rare reports following abscess formation in infective endocarditis. Case summary: A 27-year-old woman presented in hospital with Janeway lesions, stroke, splenic and hepatic abscesses, and transient complete auriculoventricular block. Bicuspid aortic valve infective endocarditis to methicillin-sensitive Discussion: Bicuspid aortic valve patients have a higher risk of infective endocarditis than the general population. Infective endocarditis may present with multiple complications, including systemic embolization and local perivalvular lesions. Acquired Gerbode defect is a rare complication of infective endocarditis where transoesophageal echocardiography plays an important role for small shunt detection before surgical intervention.

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Acquired Gerbode defectBicuspid aortic valveCase reportComplete atrioventricular blockInfective endocarditis

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