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A 38-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve developed complete atrioventricular block due to a perivalvular fistula from infective endocarditis, which was successfully treated with urgent aortic valve replacement.
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Severe complications such as complete AV block due to perivalvular fistula can occur in patients with bicuspid aortic valve infective endocarditis, necessitating early surgical management.
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Supports vigilance for conduction block in bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis; extends sparse case literature on fistula complications.
Park et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis of bicuspid aortic valve (n=1). Aortic valve replacement and antibiotics was evaluated on Clinical recovery. A 38-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve developed complete atrioventricular block due to a perivalvular fistula from infective endocarditis, which was successfully treated with urgent aortic valve replacement.
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