{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A Case of Infective Endocarditis in a Middle-Aged Patient With Trisomy 21 and an Incidentally Discovered Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO).
{Author}: Bhagwandeen SN;Ayele GM;Boampong AD;Bhagwandeen VJ;Grewal N;Williams CC;Skific R;Arhinful B;Sandhu H;
{Journal}: Cureus
{Volume}: 16
{Issue}: 5
{Year}: 2024 May
暂无{DOI}: 10.7759/cureus.61106
{Abstract}: Trisomy 21 often leads to cardiac complications, usually associated with congenital heart disease, such as atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects, and patent ductus arteriosus. This case describes an unexpected instance of infective endocarditis (IE) in a middle-aged patient with an incidentally discovered patent foramen ovale (PFO). The common risk factors for IE include previous valve surgery, artificial heart valves, pacemakers, prior IE, congenital defects like bicuspid aortic valve, IV drug use, and the congenital defects mentioned earlier.