A Case Report of Surgical Management of Tricuswpid Valve Endocarditis.
- Author:
Jun Hyun KIM
1
;
Dong Man SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, College of medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Endocarditis;
Bacterial;
Tricuspid valve;
replacement
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Endocarditis*;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Tricuspid Valve
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(1):55-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Surgical treatment is recommended in tricuspid valve endocarditis not responding to antibiotics or presenting severe heart failure. However, risk of early prosthetic valve endocarditis especially in drug addictors is principal concern in the treatment. A 37 year-old man with tricuspid valve endocarditis underwent staged operation of primary tricuspid valvulectomy and secondary bioprosthetic valve implantation successfully. We report it with references of literature.
