Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis is a serious complication of intravenous (IV) drug abuse, with a reported mortality of 5 to 10%. A 21-year-old man, who was an intravenous drug abuser, presented with fever and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a highly mobile, large vegetation on the anterior lea...
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| description | Infective endocarditis is a serious complication of intravenous (IV) drug abuse, with a reported mortality of 5 to 10%. A 21-year-old man, who was an intravenous drug abuser, presented with fever and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a highly mobile, large vegetation on the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. Despite antibiotic therapy for ten days, the patient remained febrile. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe aortic regurgitation and an echo-lucent space between the tricuspid and aortic valves. Color Doppler demonstrated a flow within the echo-lucent space and a connection between that and the left ventricle, suggesting a perivalvular abscess of the tricuspid valve opening in the left ventricle. The patient was transferred to the operating room, where he unfortunately expired. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab26e8aa695e4cb9bd070e796bf711512022-12-22T02:44:48ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Tehran University Heart Center1735-86202010-05-015298100Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective EndocarditisKhallil ZarrabieYadallah MahmoodyAli Reza MoarefInfective endocarditis is a serious complication of intravenous (IV) drug abuse, with a reported mortality of 5 to 10%. A 21-year-old man, who was an intravenous drug abuser, presented with fever and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a highly mobile, large vegetation on the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve. Despite antibiotic therapy for ten days, the patient remained febrile. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe aortic regurgitation and an echo-lucent space between the tricuspid and aortic valves. Color Doppler demonstrated a flow within the echo-lucent space and a connection between that and the left ventricle, suggesting a perivalvular abscess of the tricuspid valve opening in the left ventricle. The patient was transferred to the operating room, where he unfortunately expired.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15538.pdf&manuscript_id=15538EndocarditisTricuspid ValveAbscess |
| spellingShingle | Khallil Zarrabie Yadallah Mahmoody Ali Reza Moaref Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Endocarditis Tricuspid Valve Abscess |
| title | Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis |
| title_full | Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis |
| title_fullStr | Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis |
| title_short | Perivalvular Abscess of Tricuspid Valve: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis |
| title_sort | perivalvular abscess of tricuspid valve a rare complication of infective endocarditis |
| topic | Endocarditis Tricuspid Valve Abscess |
| url | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15538.pdf&manuscript_id=15538 |
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