Emergency aortic valve replacement can be a successful, life-saving treatment for destructive Brucella abortus endocarditis of the aortic valve.
Supports emergency AVR in destructive Brucella endocarditis; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for larger series.
Brucella abortus infection of the aortic valve caused acute aortic regurgitation leading to severe left ventricular failure in a 62-year-old man. He made an excellent recovery after emergency aortic valve replacement. This is the third reported case of successful heart valve replacement for Brucella endocarditis and the second such case involving the aortic valve.
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