Surgical treatment for infectious tricuspid valve endocarditis with ventricular septal defect; report of a case

Atsuta, Y.; Ohtani, N.; Tanaka, K.; Goh, K.

Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 61(11): 986-988

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252
PMID: 18939438
Document Number: 616424
We report a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). A 54-year-old female who had a history of dental therapy admitted to our hospital with a fever of unknown origin. Echocardiography showed vegetation attached to the tricuspid valve and small VSD. The direct closure of VSD and tricuspid valve replacement was performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful.

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