Simultaneous Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis due to Complication of Sinus of Valsalva Rupture.
- Author:
Tae Eun JUNG
1
;
Jung Hee KIM
;
Hyung Dong DO
;
Dong Hyup LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. dhlee@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endocarditis;
Aortic valve;
Tricuspid valve;
Sinus of valsalva;
Rupture
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, Ruptured;
Aortic Valve;
Echocardiography;
Endocarditis;
Enterococcus;
Heart Atria;
Rupture;
Sinus of Valsalva;
Tricuspid Valve
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2011;44(3):240-242
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva, and this resulted in simultaneous aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis through a shunt. The echocardiography showed a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm to the right atrium with a shunt. The aortic non-coronary cusp was fibro-thickened with vegetation. Vegetations of the septal leaflet and the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve were also found. The blood culture grew Enterococcus garllinarum. We replaced both tricuspid and aortic valve with successful surgical result.
