A case report of infective endocarditis in a 52-year-old female with unrepaired tricuspid atresia and d-transposition of the great arteries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

d-Transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is a congenital cardiac defect that is typically fatal. Those patients who survive without surgical repair and who are rare in number, need adequate intracardiac shunting and will suffer from chronic cyanosis. Here, we present a rare case of an adult with unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) who developed infective endocarditis (IE) and also our approach to the medical decision-making process in this uncommonly encountered dilemma.

Case summary

A 52-year-old female with unrepaired d-TGA with tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic right ventricle, unrestricted atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and sub-valvular as well as valvular pulmonic stenosis with a hypoplastic, bicuspid pulmonary valve

SUBMITTER: Karmali R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113930 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature