Don’t Stop Beleafing: A Unique Case of Fungal Infective Endocarditis

We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was successfully treated for obstructive fungal infective endocarditis of the ascending aorta caused by Geotrichum capitatum . This extremely rare cause of fungal infective endocarditis required surgical and prolonged medical management, facilitated by ef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JACC. Case reports 2021-04, Vol.3 (4), p.672-677
Hauptverfasser:	Seitler, Samuel, Bruce, Charo, Rosendahl, Ulrich, Crucerescu, Elena, Shore, Darryl, Rybicka, Justyna, Semple, Thomas, Li, Wei, Gatzoulis, Michael A., Al-Sakini, Nada
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Mini-Focus Issue: Valvular Heart Disease
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was successfully treated for obstructive fungal infective endocarditis of the ascending aorta caused by Geotrichum capitatum . This extremely rare cause of fungal infective endocarditis required surgical and prolonged medical management, facilitated by effective multidisciplinary cooperation. ( Level of Difficulty: Intermediate. )
ISSN:	2666-0849
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.004