Subacute Multivalvular Bacterial Endocarditis Complicated by Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm and the Impact of Gender on Early Surgical Intervention

Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) evolves over weeks to months, often without typical features of acute endocarditis. Its presentation progresses gradually until possibly complicated by sentinel events, such as a cerebrovascular accident from embolization or a ruptured vessel. This is a case of SBE presenting as symptomatic anemia in a female patient with severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and mitral regurgitation (MR) due to bi-valvular vegetations in the absence of typical acute endocarditis and congestive heart failure (CHF) features.