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Postpartum infective endocarditis is a rare disease, especially in people with no risk factors (ie, intravenous drug use), that can be followed by severe morbidity and mortality. Here, we report a case of postpartum infective endocarditis with an unusual acute coronary syndrome-like presentation in a patient with minimal risk factors. In addition to lesions on the aortic valve causing severe aortic insufficiency, the patient’s case was also complicated by left main coronary artery embolization, which was subsequently aspirated during surgery. Repeat angiography demonstrated complete removal, with no evidence of downstream embolization. Résumé: L’endocardite infectieuse du post-partum est une maladie rare, en particulier en l’absence de facteur de risque (comme l’utilisation de drogues intraveineuses), qui peut être une cause de morbidité grave ou de mortalité. Nous décrivons ici un cas d’endocardite infectieuse du post-partum caractérisé par des symptômes inhabituels s’apparentant à un syndrome coronarien aigu, chez une patiente présentant peu de facteurs de risque. En plus de lésions de la valve aortique entraînant une insuffisance aortique grave, le cas de cette patiente a été compliqué par une embolie de l’artère coronaire gauche principale, traitée ultérieurement par aspiration au cours du traitement chirurgical. Une angiographie post-intervention a révélé la disparition complète des lésions sans signe d’embolie en aval.

Summary: The primary aim of the study is to investigate the temporal changes in plasma lipidome before and after reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and their association with myocardial injury. We found that 56% of the identified lipid species were significantly altered (corrected p< 0.05) in the first 24 h following reperfusion in patients with STEMI. Three lipid species, namely, acylcarnitine 18:2, TG 51:0, and LPC 17:1 were associated with a change in troponin concentration (delta troponin) and in-hospital cardiovascular events. Of these, acylcarnitine 18:2, and LPC 17:1 and their respective whole class levels, were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the STEMI population than the age/sex-matched control subjects. Overall, our analyses showed a large shift in plasma lipidome in patients that undergo myocardial reperfusion. The differences found for acylcarnitines and LPC species and their association with both cardiac markers and cardiac outcomes need further validation.