Transient trifascicular block secondary to tricuspid valve endocarditis.

نویسندگان

  • Noelia Martínez-Urueña
  • Carolina Hernández
  • Iria C Duro
  • María G Sandín
  • Eduardo Zatarain
  • Alberto San Román
چکیده

A 76-year-old woman presented with fever that began 2 days previously, along with general malaise and dyspnea. She had a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia, and was undergoing dialysis for chronic end-stage renal failure via a permanent internal jugular vein catheter. Laboratory studies revealed leukocytosis with left shift, along with white blood cells and bacteria in urinary sediment. She was admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of febrile syndrome probably due to a urinary tract infection, and antibiotic treatment was initiated with levofloxacin. Four days after admission, she had a long episode of nausea

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista espanola de cardiologia

دوره 65 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012