Francisco José Ayala Ruiquelme, Juan Espinoza Huircalaf, Maximiliano Acevedo de la Barra, Tamara Vergara Cerón, Gonzalo Miranda Gonzalez, Carla Parra Albornoz, Angela Pino Labrador, Katia Galdames Ibañez
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Abstract
Bivalvular infective endocarditis is a clinical presentation that is associated to a greater extent with adverse outcomes. The involvement of the intervalvular mitral-aortic fibrosa is a rare complication associated with high mortality rates, requiring high complexity surgery. We report a case of a young male presenting to the emergency department with bivalvular endocarditis and mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa involvement.