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Giant vegetation mimicking cardiac tumor in tricuspid valve endocarditis after catheter ablation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11355261     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 33-year-old man suffered from fever of unknown origin and developed right-sided heart failure. A transeshophageal echocardiogram revealed an progressive enlarging mass in the right atrium mainly attached to the tricuspid valve and a previous ablation site, which mimicked a cardiogenic tumor. He was operated on to remove the mass and intraoperative pathology showed it was large vegetation and secondary granulation due to tricuspid endocarditis. Tricuspid valve replacement was performed combined with reconstruction of the right atrial wall.
Authors:
M H Song; M Usui; A Usui; T Watanabe; Y Ueda
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai zasshi     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1344-4964     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  2001 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-05-17     Completed Date:  2001-06-07     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884261     Medline TA:  Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  255-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, 2-9 Myokencho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8650, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Catheter Ablation
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*,  ultrasonography
Granulation Tissue / pathology
Heart Atria / pathology,  surgery
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  ultrasonography
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Postoperative Complications
Tricuspid Valve*

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