Extracorporeal support in a patient with cardiogenic shock due to Aerococcus urinae endocarditis

Bruegger, D.; Beiras-Fernandez, A.; Weis, F.; Weis, M.; Kur, F.

Journal of Heart Valve Disease 18(4): 418-420

2009


ISSN/ISBN: 0966-8519
PMID: 19852146
Document Number: 633283
Aerococcus urinae is a newly identified Gram-positive coccus that causes serious infections. To date, only 15 cases of A. urinae infective endocarditis have been reported, but with a very high mortality. The case is reported of a patient with A. urinae double valve endocarditis. Following aortic and mitral valve replacement, the patient suffered from refractory cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used successfully as a rescue mechanical support.

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