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8941695

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
The case of an non-addict young caucasian with isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis in congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) is presented. Despite antibiotic treatment the patient suffered from recurrent right sided pneumonias. A computed tomography of the chest revealed an abscess localized in the right lower lung with signs of cavitation. Echocardiography identified a vegetation located at the anterior tricuspid leaflet due to a jet lesion through the VSD. ECG-gated MRI revealed normal left ventricular function and localized the septal defect and a jet against the anterior tricuspid valve leaflet. The patient underwent open heart surgery and the VSD was closed. Now, two years later, the patient is free from any symptoms or complications. This case illustrates that noninvasive techniques like echocardiography and ECG-gated MRI can not only accurately image cardiac anatomy in patients with ventricular septal defect but additionally provide information about the pathomechanism of the development of jet lesions resulting in valvular vegetations. Operative correction of underlying cardiac disease in nonaddicts with complicating tricuspid valve endocarditis might be a favourable treatment especially when antibiotic treatment fails to cure the infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
517-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Tricuspid valve endocarditis due to a jet lesion detected by echocardiography in a 27-year old man with congenital ventricular septal defect.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports