| Two-dimensional echocardiographic diagnosis of tricuspid valve noninfective endocarditis due to protein C deficiency (lesion mimicking tricuspid valve myxoma). | |
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PMID: 2038119 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Noninfective endocarditis may develop on heart valves in a wide variety of clinical conditions. Various events have been cited as possible etiologic factors. These lesions are clinically important because the vegetations frequently embolize and cause arterial obstruction and tissue infarction. Previously, the diagnosis of the disease had been made only at autopsies. Only a single case has been reported to have been diagnosed clinically in childhood. We present a patient with noninfective endocarditis, urgently operated on with the presumptive echocardiographic diagnosis of tricuspid valve myxoma, whose protein C level was found to be very low. It's known that in patients with homozygous congenital protein C deficiency venous thrombosis may develop. We think that the etiologic factor of the thrombosis on the tricuspid valve in the case presented is congenital protein C deficiency. With this case study we further emphasize the specific role of two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of noninfective endocarditis and recommend that protein C deficiency be investigated as an etiologic factor. |
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Authors:
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S Ozkutlu; M Saraçlar; S Atalay; M Demircin; S Ruacan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Japanese heart journal Volume: 32 ISSN: 0021-4868 ISO Abbreviation: Jpn Heart J Publication Date: 1991 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-07-03 Completed Date: 1991-07-03 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401175 Medline TA: Jpn Heart J Country: JAPAN |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 139-45 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. |
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Child, Preschool Echocardiography* Endocarditis / etiology, ultrasonography* Female Heart Neoplasms / surgery, ultrasonography* Humans Myxoma / surgery, ultrasonography* Protein C Deficiency* Thrombosis / etiology, pathology, ultrasonography* Tricuspid Valve* |
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