| Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Emboli in a Drug Addict. | |
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PMID: 22446954 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Presented is a case of a young, polytoxicomaniac male with a history of intravenous drug abuse. He arrived at our department in a septic state with fever and showed signs of right-sided decompensated cardiac insufficiency. The patient tested positive for hepatitis C, and blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. A thoracic computed tomographic scan revealed bilateral, multiple septic pulmonary emboli. Transesophageal echocardiography disclosed large mobile vegetations on the tricuspid valve associated with severe regurgitation. The infected tricuspid valve was replaced with a mechanical heart valve, and the patient recovered uneventfully from surgery. |
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Alexander Weymann; Bastian Schmack; Christian Rosendal; Helmut Rauch; Matthias Karck; Ursula Tochtermann; Gábor Szabó |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-3-24 |
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Title: Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia Volume: - ISSN: 1341-1098 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-3-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9703158 Medline TA: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. |
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