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15921961

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of an intravenous drug user who already had a tricuspid bioprosthesis implanted after an infective endocarditis with massive tricuspid regurgitation one year ago. Now he presents with a large mass on the atrial side of the bioprosthesis that led to obstruction; hemocultures contained Enterococcus faecalis. After one-week therapy with antibiotics, aspirin and enoxaparin the mass untangled to a swinging structure and moderate to severe triscupid regurgitation developed; surgery appeared inevitable. After two weeks however the mass was gone, tricuspid insufficiency subsided and the patient became asymptomatic. This case illustrates the potential but controversial role of anticoagulation in the treatment of patients with infective endocarditis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1525-2167
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Right sided infective endocarditis: tempus fugit!
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. nico.vandeveire@ugent.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports