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Burkholderia cepacia Endocarditis in a Patient With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This report presents the case of a 76-year-old woman from Honduras with severe mitral annular calcification and severe aortic stenosis who presented with chest pain and presyncope. She was found to have infective endocarditis with a large abscess on the posterior mitral leaflet secondary to Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia.

Source: JACC Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102431

Authors: Vincent Pepe, Henrietta Afari, Rupal P. O'Quinn, Roy Arjoon

Institutions: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $850