Complete Heart Block Resulting From Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococcal Endocarditis. A Case Report.

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A 62-year-old woman was referred to hospital to be treated for complete heart block with syncope. A quadricuspid aortic valve without vegetation and aortic valve regurgitation (AR) were observed by transesophageal echocardiography. Blood culture showed penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The patient received a permanent pacemaker implantation (VDD type) and was given antibiotics. Although infection improved, heart failure was not improved because AR hemodynamic changes became worse. An aortic valve replacement was performed using a prosthesis on the 26th day of hospitalization. The patient recovered and was discharged. (Circ J 2003; 67: 275 - 276)<br>

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    Circulation Journal 67 (3), 275-276, 2003

    The Japanese Circulation Society

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