| Literature DB >> 33614340 |
Edward T Ha1, John F Heitner2.
Abstract
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) represents 20% of all cases of endocarditis. Herein, we present a rare cause of PVE by Staphylococcus auricularis (S. auricularis) exhibiting features of subacute endocarditis causing severe aortic stenosis and acute myocardial infarction.Entities:
Keywords: aortic stenosis; endocarditis; myocardial infarction; staphylococcus auricularis
Year: 2021 PMID： 33614340 PMCID： PMC7883587 DOI： 10.7759/cureus.12738
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN： 2168-8184