Pulmonary valve endocarditis in a pregnant woman with a ventricular septal defect

Tsong Yih Ou; Fu-Chean Chen; Chun-Sen Hsu; Pai Feng Kao; Fan Lang Yu; Sing On Teng; Wen Sen Lee

Pulmonary valve endocarditis in a pregnant woman with a ventricular septal defect

Tsong Yih Ou, Fu-Chean Chen, Chun-Sen Hsu, Pai Feng Kao, Fan Lang Yu, Sing On Teng, Wen Sen Lee

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Abstract

Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy causes maternal and fetal mortality rates of 22.1% and 14.7%, respectively. The mortality rates differ according to the involved valves, and the size of vegetation has a prognostic correlation. This report is of a pregnant woman with an unrepaired ventricular septal defect and pulmonary valve endocarditis with a vegetation size of 3.29 cm. She and her baby were treated successfully. An emergency surgical plan would be appropriate for pregnant women in the third trimester with a large vegetation in the right side of the heart, and dental disease should be treated aggressively with appropriate prophylactic antibiotics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-95
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume	42
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Feb 2009

Keywords

Bacterial
Endocarditis
Heart septal defects
Pregnancy
Ventricular
Viridans streptococci

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General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Allergy

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