Follow the Lead: The Challenges of Cardiogenic Shock in Device-Related Infective Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: We present the challenging case of a young man with congenital heart disease who survived severe device-related infective endocarditis and new pulmonary hypertension. He required prolonged mechanical circulatory support and had multiple significant complications. His case posed a management dilemma that was successfully resolved by effective multidisciplinary, tertiary center care. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353571 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature