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.