Infective Endocarditis Cured by Resection of a Tricuspid Valve Vegetation
Authors: P.A.N. CHANDRARATNA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Brief Reports1 October 1978Infective Endocarditis Cured by Resection of a Tricuspid Valve VegetationP.A.N. CHANDRARATNA, M.D., M.R.C.P., R.B. REAGAN, M.D., T. IMAIZUMI, M.D., E. LANGEVIN, M.D., R.C. ELKINS, M.D.P.A.N. CHANDRARATNA, M.D., M.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, R.B. REAGAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, T. IMAIZUMI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. LANGEVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, R.C. ELKINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-4-517 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInfective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is often seen in drug addicts who use the intravenous route. Although antibiotic therapy is the initial mode of therapy in these patients, surgical replacement of the infected valve may have to be done in those subjects who do not respond to medical treatment (1). Surgical resection of a vegetation, without valve replacement, has not been previously reported. We describe a patient with infective endocarditis unresponsive to medical management, whose infection was cured by resection of a large tricuspid vegetation.A 31-year-old woman, who admitted to a history of intravenous drug abuse, presented with...Reference1. UTLEY J, MILLS J, and ROE B: The role of valve replacement in the treatment of fungal endocarditis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 69:255-258, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: P.A.N. CHANDRARATNA, M.D., M.R.C.P.; R.B. REAGAN, M.D.; T. IMAIZUMI, M.D.; E. LANGEVIN, M.D.; R.C. ELKINS, M.D.Affiliations: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInfluence of vegetation shape on outcomes in transvenous lead extractions: Does shape matter?Endocarditis de la válvula tricúspide: evolución de las técnicas quirúrgicas y las opcionesRepair for active infective atrioventricular valve endocarditis: 23-year single center experienceAn alternative surgical approach for aortic infective endocarditis: vegetectomyConservative surgery in multiple cusp involvement in tricuspid valve endocarditis.Tricuspid valve repair for tricuspid valve endocarditis: Tricuspid valve “recycling”Tricuspid valve Candida endocarditis cured by valve-sparing debridementTricuspid valve endocarditisReparative approach for right-sided endocarditisVegetectomy: An alternative surgical treatment for infective endocarditis of the atrioventricular valves in drug addictsTricuspid valve endocarditis cured by excision of a single vegetationProphylactic resection of a tricuspid valve vegetation in infective endocarditisTricuspid valve candida endocarditisClinical and echocardiographic correlations in right heart endocarditisChronic traumatic tricuspid insufficiencyEchocardiographic diagnosis of tricuspid valve endocarditis in a child with a normal heartParticipation tricuspidienne au cours de l'endocardite infectieuseDetection of a Subvalvular Vegetation in Endocarditis by Two-Dimensional EchocardiographyHeroin addiction: Acute presentation of medical complicationsValve Resection for EndocarditisL. BARTH RELLER, M.D. 1 October 1978Volume 89, Issue 4Page: 517-518KeywordsAddictsAntibioticsDrug abuseEndocarditisSurgical resectionValve replacement ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1978 PDF downloadLoading ...