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Clinical case of infective endocarditis of the patient in the postpartum period

https://doi.org/10.51922/2616-633X.2025.9.1.2497

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a difficult-to-diagnose disease that has a heterogeneous clinical picture and requires a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management. The article considers a clinical case of left-sided infective endocarditis in a young patient, the debut of which was a cerebral infarction.

About the Authors

T. V. Statkevich
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



E. M. Balysh
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



A. A. Ermolaev
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



D. D. Drozd
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



I. V. Patsiayuk
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



K. B. Petrova
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



Y. I. Mankevich
City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Care
Belarus

Minsk



N. A. Ladygina
City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Care
Belarus

Minsk



D. V. Demidovich
City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Care
Belarus

Minsk



P. V. Konovalov
City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Care
Belarus

Minsk



S. I. Kuznecova
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus

Minsk



V. V. Shumovec
Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Cardiology
Belarus

Minsk



N. P. Mitkovskaya
Belarusian State Medical University; Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Cardiology
Belarus

Minsk



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Statkevich T.V., Balysh E.M., Ermolaev A.A., Drozd D.D., Patsiayuk I.V., Petrova K.B., Mankevich Y.I., Ladygina N.A., Demidovich D.V., Konovalov P.V., Kuznecova S.I., Shumovec V.V., Mitkovskaya N.P. Clinical case of infective endocarditis of the patient in the postpartum period. Emergency Cardiology and Cardiovascular Risks journal. 2025;9(1):2497-2505. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51922/2616-633X.2025.9.1.2497

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