Infective Endocarditis With a Giant Vegetation on the Tricuspid Valve With a Congenital Ventricular Septal Defect in a 63-Year-Old Patient.

Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardial tissue of the heart, primarily affecting the cardiac valves. Of various causes, untreated or undiagnosed congenital heart defects are known contributors. This report presents the case of a 63-year-old man with infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve associated with an uncorrected ventricular septal defect. We describe our elderly patient who underwent successful surgical repair, including tricuspid valve reconstruction and closure of the ventricular septal defect, after a long life uncomplicated by severe pulmonary hypertension.