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Onofrei VA, Adam CA, Marcu DTM, Crisan Dabija R, Ceasovschih A, Constantin M, Grigorescu ED, Petroaie AD, Mitu F. Infective Endocarditis during Pregnancy-Keep It Safe and Simple! MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59050939. [PMID: 37241171 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59050939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) during pregnancy is accompanied by a poor prognosis for both mother and fetus in the absence of prompt management by multidisciplinary teams. We searched the electronic databases of PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE for clinical studies addressing the management of infective endocarditis during pregnancy, with the aim of realizing a literature review ranging from risk factors to diagnostic investigations to optimal therapeutic management for mother and fetus alike. The presence of previous cardiovascular pathologies such as rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, prosthetic valves, hemodialysis, intravenous catheters or immunosuppression are the main risk factors predisposing patients to IE during pregnancy. The identification of modern risk factors such as intracardiac devices and intravenous drug administration as well as genetic diagnostic methods such as cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) next-generation sequencing require that these cases be addressed in multidisciplinary teams. Guiding treatment to eradicate infection and protect the fetus simultaneously creates challenges for cardiologists and gynecologists alike.
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- Viviana Aursulesei Onofrei
- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Spiridon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Independence Boulevard No. 1, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, Pantelimon Halipa Street No. 14, 700661 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Clinical Hospital of Pneumophthisiology Iași, Doctor Iosif Cihac Street No. 30, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Clinical Hospital of Pneumophthisiology Iași, Doctor Iosif Cihac Street No. 30, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Spiridon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Independence Boulevard No. 1, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- "St. Spiridon" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Independence Boulevard No. 1, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties I, II, III and Preventive Medicine and Interdisciplinary, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Street No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, Pantelimon Halipa Street No. 14, 700661 Iasi, Romania
- Academy of Medical Sciences, Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard No. 1, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Professor Dr. Doc. Dimitrie Mangeron Boulevard No. 433, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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Hatori K, Ohki S, Obayashi T, Yasuhara K, Hirai H, Miki T. Surgical case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient without predisposing factors. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017; 66:235-238. [PMID: 28589481 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-017-0788-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We report a case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a 47-year-old woman without predisposing factors. She had episodes of low-grade fever and non-productive cough and was initially diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia. With antibiotic treatment, her condition improved transiently, but she had repeated respiratory events. Forty days after her first visit, she complained of severe dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed a large vegetation adhering to the pulmonary valve and she was diagnosed with isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis. Surgical treatment was selected because antibiotic treatment was not effective. The main pulmonary artery was transected above the annulus and the infected valve was excised. To avoid contact of the prosthetic valve with the infected pulmonary annulus, a stentless bioprosthesis was interposed between the transected parts of the pulmonary trunk. Two years after the surgery, the patient is stable with no sign of infection.
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- Kyohei Hatori
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Isesaki Municipal Hospital, 12-1 Tsunatori-honmachi, Isesaki, Gunma, 372-0812, Japan
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Bouabdallaoui N, Demondion P, Lebreton G, Leprince P. Fungal native pulmonary valve endocarditis: facing both medical and surgical challenges. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016; 51:184-185. [PMID: 27354256 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fungal isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis is extremely uncommon. Data are scarce and report high mortality and recurrence rates. Recommended management combines both medical and surgical approaches. We report herein a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Candida albicans The patient did not display prior heart disease. Medical management was unsuccessful. Pulmonary valve replacement allowed rapid improvement.
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- Nadia Bouabdallaoui
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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Fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis masquerading as a pulmonary embolism. Case Rep Surg 2015; 2015:850852. [PMID: 25785222 PMCID: PMC4345242 DOI: 10.1155/2015/850852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Septic pulmonary emboli (SPE) can be a difficult clinical entity to distinguish from thromboembolic pulmonary embolism (TPE) in a patient with history of IV drug abuse (IVDA). We present a case of a patient who presented with failure to thrive and presumed diagnosis of recurrent PE that ultimately was discovered to have fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis resulting in a right ventricular outflow obstruction. This required replacement of the pulmonary valve and repair of the right ventricular outflow tract. This case highlights difficulty in differentiating pulmonary valve endocarditis with septic emboli from chronic PE in a patient with a complex medical history.
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Elhussein TA, Hutchison SJ. Streptococcus constellatus community acquired pneumonia with subsequent isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis and abscess formation in a structurally normal heart. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2014; 22:91-4. [PMID: 25031801 PMCID: PMC4096672 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.2.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pulmonic valve infective endocarditis in isolation is a rare clinical entity. The formation of an abscess in the right ventricular outflow tract as a consequence of vegetations affecting the pulmonic valve in a structurally normal heart is extremely rare and has not been reported. We report a case of isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis complicated by a regional abscess formed within the right ventricular outflow tract caused by Streptococcus Constellatus (S. Constellatus), a member of the Streptococcus Milleri group in a young male whose risk factor was alcohol abuse and he was treated medically, a comprehensive literature review on the subject is also reported. Our case is the first reported in literature with infective endocarditis caused by S. Constellatus affecting the pulmonic valve, and the first with pulmonic valve endocarditis and perivalvular abscess formation in a structurally normal heart.
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- Tarek Ali Elhussein
- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Deng H, Ma Y, Zhai H, Miao Q. Surgical valve repair of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012; 16:384-6. [PMID: 23243038 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis (IPE) is an uncommon clinical entity. We reported 4 cases of IPE without underlying heart diseases that required surgical interventions. Two of the present patients had predisposing factors that included a history of abdominal surgery in Case 1 and intravenous drug abuse in Case 3. All four patients presented with persistent fever together with pulmonary symptoms despite appropriate antibiotic management. Three of the patients underwent elective pulmonary valve repair, but Case 3 underwent an urgent surgical intervention due to uncontrolled septic shock. Pulmonary valve repair was performed using autologous pericardial patch in all 4 patients. All of them had immediate postoperative recovery and satisfactory outcomes in the follow-up.
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- Haibo Deng
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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