[A case of left ventricular-right atrial communication complicated with aortic regurgitation caused by active infective endocarditis]

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Nov;42(11):2081-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 63-year-old man with cough and shortness of breath was diagnosed to have active infective endocarditis resulting in acute pulmonary edema with aortic regurgitation caused by a huge vegetation on the noncoronary cusp and left ventricular-right atrial (LV-RA) communication which were demonstrated by the echocardiogram and color doppler method. The LV-RA communication located at the atrioventricular portion of the membranous septum was closed with GoreTex patch through the right atrium combined with the aortic valve replacement with a bileaflet mechanical valve in emergency. The bacteriological studies demonstrated staphylococcus epidermidis. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient is now on regular duty two years after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Fistula / etiology*
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Heart Diseases / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Edema / etiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis*