A Relentless Invader of a Marfan Heart: A Case Report on Fungal Endocarditis Complicating Marfan Syndrome
REPORT(SCAAR) with a 28 mm AlboGraft (PTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene graft) and aortic valve resuspension (Fig. 2A).The patient presented with features suggestive of annuloaortic ectasia with severe aortic regurgitation, 8 months after the SCAAR surgery.He was posted for redo sternotomy and underwent Bentall procedure with No. 27 TTK Chitra mechanical heart valve prosthesis (Fig. 2B).The postoperative period was uneventful, and echocardiography (ECHO) showed no evidence of a paravalvular leak, clot, or vegetations.
Authors
- Dinoop Korol Ponnambath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0644-3908)
- Jyothi Embekkat Kaviyil
- Abhilash SP
- Shilpa Mohan
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of The Academy of Clinical Microbiologists
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5005/jacm-11020-0027
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00