Tricuspid and pulmonary valve endocarditis associated with double-chambered right ventricle.
- Author:
Jin Cheol MYEONG
1
;
Jung Yeon CHIN
;
Jin Ho CHOI
;
Young Min RAH
;
Jun Hyung PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bacterial endocarditis; Congenital heart disease; Pulmonary valve; Right ventricle; Tricuspid valve
- MeSH: Adult; Aneurysm; Debridement; Endocarditis*; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Female; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Ventricles*; Heterografts; Humans; Pulmonary Artery; Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary Valve*; Streptococcus mitis; Tricuspid Valve
- From:Kosin Medical Journal 2015;30(1):81-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: We report a rare case of tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve endocarditis associated with a double-chambered right ventricle in an adult female with pulmonary artery aneurysm and septic pulmonary embolism by Streptococcus mitis. She was treated with aggressive antibiotic therapy followed by debridement of the infective lesion of tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve replacement using xenograft and resection of obstructing muscular bundles in right ventricle.
