Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis, A Case Report: Challenges and Advances

Abstract

Infective endocarditis on valve prostheses accounts for 10-30% of all cases of endocarditis, with an in-hospital mortality of 20-40%. It is present in approximately 1-6%4 of patients with valve prostheses, with an incidence of 0.3-1.2% of patients per year. We present the case of a patient who underwent his third sternotomy secondary to acute heart failure due to dysfunction of the mechanical prosthesis, rupture of the annulus and severe paravalvular leak.