Key result
Infective endocarditis presents with rare simultaneous ruptured sinus of Valsalva and complete AV block.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the rare simultaneous occurrence of ruptured sinus of Valsalva and complete atrioventricular block in a patient with fulminant infective endocarditis.
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Alerts clinicians to rare concurrent complications in endocarditis; case reports leave open whether targeted screening improves detection.
Chu et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis complicated by ruptured sinus of Valsalva and complete atrioventricular block (n=1). A 54-year-old man with infective endocarditis presented with the rare simultaneous complications of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva and complete atrioventricular block.
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