Massive Calcified Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Patient with Dual Lumen Tunneled Venous Catheter

Massive calcified tricuspid valve endocarditis in a patient with dual lumen tunneled venous catheter.

Infection is the most common cause of death in hemodialysis patients after cardiovascular complications. The long-term use of venous catheters for dialysis elevates the risk. Valvular calcification is of special concern in developing infective endocarditis and is often found in chronic dialysis patients. The right-sided endocarditis is rarely reported in the literature and may be overseen until...

[Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a patient with congenital heart disease].

A case of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis is presented. Since this was not the first episode, the patient had not undergone invasive procedures and there was no history of intravenous drug abuse, the possibility of congenital heart disease was considered, a hypothesis that was confirmed.

[Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a nonaddicted patient without predisposing myocardiopathy].

Right-sided endocarditis is exceptional in non-drug addict patients without previous heart disease. Few cases have been published, and its diagnosis sometimes presents a significant clinical challenge. We describe a 57-year-old patient with no history of parenteral drug addiction or vascular catheter use, who had tricuspid valve endocarditis in a morphologically normal valve. The clinical debut...

Adhesions of pacing catheter to tricuspid valve: adhesive endocarditis.

Tricuspid valve endocarditis.

TVE is mainly a disease of intravenous drug abusers. Although the infecting organisms are often highly virulent, they frequently respond to medical treatment. The prognosis for patients with TVE is fairly good. About 25% of TVE patients require surgical intervention. Persistent sepsis and intractable congestive heart failure are indications for surgery. Tricuspid valvulectomy without prosthetic...