Complex decision-making in pregnancy-associated infective endocarditis: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although infective endocarditis during pregnancy is rare, it carries significant morbidity and mortality for both mother and foetus. While professional societies provide recommendations for the treatment of infective endocarditis, there are no specific guidelines for the management of pregnancy-associated infective endocarditis. In this report, we present two cases of infective endocarditis presenting during the second trimester of pregnancy that required surgical intervention, focusing on the unique considerations when caring for pregnant individuals.

Case summaries

Two patients in the second trimester of pregnancy presented with fevers and malaise. Both were found to have positive blood cultures and mitral valve vegetations, leading to diagnoses of mitral valve

SUBMITTER: Liebman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908185 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature