Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure

ABSTRACT Although infective endocarditis (IE) during pregnancy is rare, it is associated with high maternal and fetal mortality rates. Educating pregnant women on infection prevention is essential. If IE occurs, multidisciplinary collaboration is important to determine an optimal strategy for childb...

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Main Authors: Miharu Masaki, Minoru Wakasa, Yuki Kuzume, Jun Sawaguchi, Taka‐aki Takamura, Kosuke Fujibayashi, Tamaki Takano, Kouji Kajinami
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Published: Wiley 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70543
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Jun Sawaguchi
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Kosuke Fujibayashi
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spelling doaj-art-e237c76b59a84b279589dbb3c0be7a722025-08-20T03:23:06ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-06-01136n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70543Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart FailureMiharu Masaki0Minoru Wakasa1Yuki Kuzume2Jun Sawaguchi3Taka‐aki Takamura4Kosuke Fujibayashi5Tamaki Takano6Kouji Kajinami7Department of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanDepartment of Cardiology Kanazawa Medical University Kanazawa JapanABSTRACT Although infective endocarditis (IE) during pregnancy is rare, it is associated with high maternal and fetal mortality rates. Educating pregnant women on infection prevention is essential. If IE occurs, multidisciplinary collaboration is important to determine an optimal strategy for childbirth and surgery in its successful management.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70543acute left heart failurecesarean sectioninfective endocarditismitral regurgitationpregnancy
spellingShingle Miharu Masaki
Minoru Wakasa
Yuki Kuzume
Jun Sawaguchi
Taka‐aki Takamura
Kosuke Fujibayashi
Tamaki Takano
Kouji Kajinami
Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
Clinical Case Reports
acute left heart failure
cesarean section
infective endocarditis
mitral regurgitation
pregnancy
title Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
title_full Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
title_fullStr Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
title_full_unstemmed Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
title_short Successful Treatment of Infective Endocarditis at 33 Weeks' Gestation Causing Acute Left Heart Failure
title_sort successful treatment of infective endocarditis at 33 weeks gestation causing acute left heart failure
topic acute left heart failure
cesarean section
infective endocarditis
mitral regurgitation
pregnancy
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70543
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