Not just a simple fever: diagnosis of complicated infective endocarditis on bicuspid aortic valve in a young man
Anno:
2024
Bicuspid aortic valve is the most common form of congenital heart disease (prevalence of 0.5 to 2.0%). These patients develop infective endocarditis at significantly higher rates than the general population; furthermore, they are at increased risk of developing infective endocarditis at a younger age owing to intrinsic factors of…