A Rare Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus thoraltensis
Abid S, Stolear A, Dulgher M, Sethi S, Zarich S. A Rare Case of Acute Bacterial Native Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus thoraltensis. Cureus 2024, 16: e70934. PMID: 39502956, PMCID: PMC11537169, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNative valve endocarditisIntravenous drug useValve endocarditisRare caseHistory of intravenous drug useLost to follow-upTricuspid valve vegetationPartial clinical improvementDrug useIntravenous ceftriaxoneValve vegetationsBlood culturesChest painPulmonary embolismClinical improvementProductive coughRare pathogenAtrial flutterFollow-upClinical evaluationPatient historyExposure to animalsEndocarditisHuman pathogensPatientsPulmonary embolism with thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale
Iyengar S, Stolear A, Dulgher M, Ahmed A, Shkolnik E, Zarich S. Pulmonary embolism with thrombus in transit across a patent foramen ovale. Oxford Medical Case Reports 2024, 2024: omae091. PMID: 39184868, PMCID: PMC11343825, DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omae091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatent foramen ovalePatent foramen ovale closureImpending paradoxical embolismPulmonary embolismForamen ovaleCritical left anterior descending coronary artery stenosisObstructive sleep apneaCoronary artery bypass graftingOptimal treatment strategySaddle pulmonary embolusAbsence of standard guidelinesDeep vein thrombosisArtery bypass graftingLife-threatening conditionCoronary artery stenosisSleep apneaTransesophageal echocardiogramPulmonary emboliSurgical thrombectomyVein thrombosisDiagnostic challengeSurgical interventionRight atriumThrombolytic therapyBypass grafting