Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Lactobacillus acidophilus Leading to Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
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Lactobacillus acidophilus rarely causes bacterial endocarditis, because it usually resides in the mucosa of the vagina, gastrointestinal tract, and oropharynx. Moreover, sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare cardiac anomalies, either acquired or congenital. We present the case of a middle-aged man whose bacterial endocarditis, caused by Lactobacillus acidophilus, led to an aneurysmal rupture of the sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricular outflow tract. The patient underwent successful surgical repair, despite numerous complications and sequelae.
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- Authors
- Encarnacion, C. O., Loranger, A. M., Bharatkumar, A. G., & Almassi, G. H.
- Affiliations
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- ORCID
- Almassi, G. Hossein
- Venue
- Texas Heart Institute Journal
- Publisher
- Texas Heart Institute Journal
- Published
- 2016-04
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 161-164
- ISSN
- 0730-2347 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-6702
- PMC
- PMC4845580
- OpenAlex
- W2322682843
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 4.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Texas Heart Institute Journal (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Keywords
- bacterial endocarditis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, aneurysm rupture, right ventricular outflow tract, infective endocarditis, surgical repair, cardiac anomalies
- MeSH terms
- Aortic Rupture, Echocardiography, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Humans, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Male, Middle Aged, Sinus of Valsalva, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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