Diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis in pregnancy: a case report

作者：Jing Wang, Anlong Wang, Yong Cui, Ceng Wang, Jian Zhang · 发表于：Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1186/s13019-020-01147-6 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management、Neonatal and Maternal Infections、Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy with infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, but the fetal and maternal mortality rates of these pregnancies are very high, making IE a serious threat to the safety of pregnant women and their fetuses. Therefore, for pregnant women with recurrent fever, a detailed medical history and physical examination should be performed, echocardiography and blood culture should be carried out as soon as possible, multidisciplinary consultation should be implemented, and a diagnosis and treatment plan should be formulated right away, as this is key to saving the lives of mothers and infants. CASE INTRODUCTION: A 30-year-old pregnant Chinese woman had IE at 26 weeks of gestation. After close monitoring and care until 31 weeks of gestation, she underwent a successful delivery, cardiac surgery, repair of the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), mitral valvuloplasty (MVP) and removal of the vegetations. The operation was successful, and further follow-up evaluation showed no abnormality. CONCLUSION: For the diagnosis and treatment of IE in pregnancy, it is of great importance to implement an individualized diagnosis and treatment plan in combination with close monitoring by echocardiography and to select the right time for cardiac surgery and termination of pregnancy.