Bicuspid Aortic Valve Endocarditis Due to Cardiobacterium valvarum Case Report and Review of Literature

摘要

We report a case of endocarditis on a bicuspid aortic valve and a review of the 3 other case reports in the medical literature because of a newly described species of Cardiobacterium, Cardiobacterium valvarum. Significant findings include the propensity for infecting bicuspid aortic valves along with an aggressive clinical course manifested by valvular destruction requiring surgical replacement and embolic phenomena.