Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve

J Card Surg. 2006 Nov-Dec;21(6):603-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00313.x.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) usually involves the left-sided valves, and IE involving the tricuspid valve (TV) is rare, often developing in intravenous drug users (IDU). We present a case of a 32-year-old male, an intravenous drug abuser (IDA), who presented with nonspecific septic symptoms, and was treated with TV conserving surgery. Pathological examination confirmed tissue destruction, friable thrombotic vegetations, and microorganisms in the leaflet tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / surgery
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous
  • Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Tricuspid Valve / pathology*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery