Swiss Cheese Heart: A Tale of Multiple Valve Perforations

Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2024 Apr 5;20(1):18-22. doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1341. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Gerbode defect, an anomalous connection between the left ventricle and right atrium, is often congenital but can be acquired or iatrogenically formed. We present an exceedingly rare case of this defect associated with multiple valve perforation in an otherwise healthy patient with bicuspid aortic valve and endocarditis.

Keywords: Gerbode defect; bicuspid aortic valve; infective endocarditis; intracardiac shunting; ventricular septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease*
  • Endocarditis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Endocarditis* / surgery
  • Health Status
  • Heart Atria
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular*
  • Humans