Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis treated with percutaneous aspiration: a case report and literature overview.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis (PVIE) is a rare condition, accounting for a small proportion of right-sided endocarditis cases. It poses unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and requires a multidisciplinary approach.

Case presentation

We present the case of a 34-year-old male with obesity and a congenital ventricular septal defect, admitted to the intensive care unit for septic shock secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed two large vegetations on the pulmonary valve. Due to prohibitive surgical risk, percutaneous aspiration was performed using the 16 Fr Lightning Flash™ system, achieving partial vegetation reduction. Despite procedural

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Mora GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482265 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature