Triple-Valve Endocarditis in a Diabetic Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Author Department

Cardiology; Medicine

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

5-2018

Abstract

Despite major advancements since its first description in the 19th century, infective endocarditis remains a significant medical challenge. Although commonly involving a single valve, multiple valve involvement may occur, complicating matters even further. Triple-valve endocarditis is a very rare phenomenon. Poorly studied and described only a handful of times in the literature, little is known about the optimal therapeutic and management options in dealing with this complex entity. In this paper we describe the case of a 48-year-old male who was diagnosed with triple-valve endocarditis and provide a review of the literature to delineate what is already known and improve our understanding of this rare phenomenon.

PMID

29788893

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