Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Anna Selvaggia Roma, MD; Flavia Fusco, MD; Davide D’Arienzo, MD; Maria Luisa De Rimini, MD; Giancarlo Scognamiglio, MD, PhD; Berardo Sarubbi, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Apr 2023)

Infective Endocarditis in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Anna Selvaggia Roma, MD,
Flavia Fusco, MD,
Davide D’Arienzo, MD,
Maria Luisa De Rimini, MD,
Giancarlo Scognamiglio, MD, PhD,
Berardo Sarubbi, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Anna Selvaggia Roma, MD: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Flavia Fusco, MD: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy; Address for correspondence: Dr Flavia Fusco, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit - Monaldi Hospital, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Davide D’Arienzo, MD: Nuclear Medicine Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Maria Luisa De Rimini, MD: Nuclear Medicine Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Giancarlo Scognamiglio, MD, PhD: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Berardo Sarubbi, MD, PhD: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, AO dei Colli, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11
p. 101798

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A challenging case of infective endocarditis in a young woman with repaired tetralogy of Fallot and a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis is described. Despite the presence of multiple confounding factors, a multidisciplinary approach with the use of multimodality cardiac imaging allowed a correct diagnosis and effective medical treatment. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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