eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2021-07-07 9 11 522 526 10.12691/ajmcr-9-11-1 AJMCR20219111 article Mahmoud S. Ahmed 1 Mouhamed Nashawi mouhamed.nashawi@bswhealth.org 2 Toka Amin 3 Mahmoud Ahmad 4 Mujahed Abualfoul 5 Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7872, San Antonio, TX? 78229 Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, 1400 8th Ave, Fort Worth, Texas, USA 76104 Department of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 701 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX, 76019 Department of Internal Medicine, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 1441 N. Beckley Ave., Dallas, TX, 75203 Presenting symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE) typically includes infectious signs such as diaphoresis, fever, and malaise. Pathogenic microorganisms implicated in IE may form vegetations, collection of debris that may subsequently embolize. Notable complications and concomitant sequelae of systemic embolization from resulting from valvular vegetations include stroke, acute renal failure, and cutaneous manifestations. Valvular dysfunction warranting surgical repair does not preclude redo-repairs from subsequent emboli, highlighting the extensive propensity of IE to cause acute decompensation across multiple domains. A presenting feature of arrhythmia stemming from valvular dysfunction have been appreciated in the literature. However, literary accounts of ventricular tachycardia (VT) as the resultant arrhythmia are scant. Moreover, these accounts usually include concomitant infectious presentation. We report the case of a 36-year-old male with a past medical history of Bartonella spp. endocarditis and aortic valve repair who appeared to the emergency department with acute onset monomorphic VT. Complicating his presentation was a reported sensation of clicking in his surgically repaired valve while lacking infectious symptoms. Arrhythmia was treated with further workup delineating S. epidermidis vegetations and aortic root abscess successfully treated with antibiotics and ICD placement. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/11/1/ajmcr-9-11-1.pdf ventricular tachycardia endocarditis bartonella valvular Vtach