DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i04.051

Pages: 614-617

Infective endocarditis can occur on a healthy or pathological heart. Among the heart diseases at risk are congenital heart diseases whose IVC is the most common. We present the case of a 26-year-old patient referred for cardiovascular evaluation by the ENT department as part of the pre-anesthetic assessment of a tonsillectomy, in whom echocardiography found endocarditis on restrictive perimembranous IVC. She had a history of recurrent angina since the age of 11. IVC AEs are the most common AEs on congenital heart disease. Their clinical presentation can be atypical, hence the essential role of echocardiography. Prevention in these cases requires optimal oral and skin hygiene and not antibiotic prophylaxis.