Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Tex Heart Inst J. 2024 Aug 5;51(2). doi: 10.14503/THIJ-23-8336.
Whipple disease is a rare systemic illness associated with weight loss, diarrhea, and arthralgia. Asymptomatic carriage is common, but the disease can be complicated by cardiac involvement and may result in culture-negative endocarditis. Cardiac manifestations of the disease can lead to death. This report presents the case of a 66-year-old man with Whipple disease and biventricular heart failure with cardiogenic shock. Medical therapy followed by successful replacement of the aortic and mitral valves resulted in substantial improvement.
惠普尔病是一种罕见的全身性疾病,与体重减轻、腹泻和关节痛有关。无症状携带很常见,但该病可并发心脏受累,并可能导致培养阴性的心内膜炎。该病的心脏表现可导致死亡。本报告介绍了一例 66 岁男性惠普尔病合并双心室心力衰竭伴心源性休克的病例。经药物治疗和成功置换主动脉瓣和二尖瓣后,病情得到了显著改善。