Swiss Cheese Heart: A Tale of Multiple Valve Perforations

Hussam Al Hennawi; Shayan Iqbal Khan; Aamna Khan; Usama Sadiq; Sung-Hae Cho

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1341

Swiss Cheese Heart: A Tale of Multiple Valve Perforations

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 20 (2024): Issue 1

By: Hussam Al Hennawi , Shayan Iqbal Khan , Aamna Khan , Usama Sadiq and Sung-Hae Cho

Open Access

|Apr 2024

Abstract

Gerbode defect, an anomalous connection between the left ventricle and right atrium, is often congenital but can be acquired or iatrogenically formed. We present an exceedingly rare case of this defect associated with multiple valve perforation in an otherwise healthy patient with bicuspid aortic valve and endocarditis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1341 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 18 - 22

Submitted on: Jan 11, 2024

Accepted on: Feb 12, 2024

Published on: Apr 5, 2024

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

ventricular septal defect,

intracardiac shunting,

bicuspid aortic valve,

infective endocarditis,

Gerbode defect

© 2024 Hussam Al Hennawi, Shayan Iqbal Khan, Aamna Khan, Usama Sadiq, Sung-Hae Cho, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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