Collection: Case Reports
Case Reports
Triple Threat: Triple-Valve Endocarditis Case Report and Literature Review
Authors:
- Kiriti S. VattikondaEmail Kiriti S. Vattikonda
- Christopher J. Peterson
- Jordan L. Torres
- Michael Sternberg
- Ijeoma Okogbue
- Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie
- Tasaduq Fazili
Abstract
Triple valve endocarditis (TVE) is a rare presentation of endocarditis often requiring multivalvular surgery. Here we report a case of S. aureus triple valve endocarditis in a patient with a history of intravenous drug use and provide a literature review of TVE identification, treatment, and prognosis.
- Year: 2023
- Volume: 19 Issue: 1
- Page/Article: 79-82
- DOI: 10.14797/mdcvj.1277
- Submitted on 16 Jul 2023
- Accepted on 5 Sep 2023
- Published on 12 Oct 2023
- Peer Reviewed