Wehbeh, AntoniosGerson, Myron C.Rex, Douglas K.2020-02-132020-02-132019-03-28Wehbeh, A., Gerson, M. C., & Rex, D. K. (2019). Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of a Large Sessile Colonic Polyp. ACG case reports journal, 6(3), 1–3. doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000020https://hdl.handle.net/1805/22082A 71-year-old man with mitral regurgitation and apical cardiomyopathy underwent endoscopic mucosal resection of a 22-mm transverse colon tubulovillous adenoma with high-grade dysplasia. Six weeks later, he presented with fever, valvular vegetations, and positive blood cultures for Enterococcus faecalis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of endocarditis involving native heart valves after endoscopic mucosal resection.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalEnterococcus faecalisEndocarditisEndoscopic Mucosal ResectionColonic PolypTubulovillous adenomaHigh-grade dysplasiaArticle