The Forgotten Valve, Isolated Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis, a Rare Case Report

Abstract

Abhishiek Setia, Gaurav Aggarwal and Will Grist

Of the four cardiac valves, the pulmonic valve is the least suspected in most pathologies when one thinks of endocarditis, pulmonary valve is hardly considered. We can call it a “forgotten valve”. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis has less than 100 reported cases [1]. We present a case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a 27-year-old male with past medical history of IVDA, who presented to the hospital with sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath.

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