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    Circ J. 2003 Mar;67(3):275-6.

    Complete heart block resulting from quadricuspid aortic valve penicillin-resistant pneumococcal endocarditis: a case report.

    Watanabe Y, Taketani Y, Takei Y, Tanaka K, Watanabe Y.

    Division of Cardiology, Hitachi General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.

    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.

    PMID: 12604882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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