Document Type
Article
Department
Surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery
Abstract
Abstract
Endocarditis is characterized by vegetations, which is a mass of platelets, fibrin, micro-colonies of micro-organisms, and inflammatory cells, in the endocardium. Over the past three decades, the incidence of right-sided endocarditis has risen dramatically in Pakistan. We report a 36-year woman with a history of repeated intravenous analgesic injections for low back pain, presenting with high grade fever, sepsis and a white cell count of 44,000 with 90% neutrophils. Echocardiography showed large mobile vegetations on TricuspidValve (TV). Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis (TVE) is generally responsive to medical treatment; however, about 25% of TVE patients require surgical intervention. Long-term survival of a patient is possible without a prosthetic TV replacement, particularly if the pulmonary artery pressure is normal.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JCPSP: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak.
Recommended Citation
Ali, T.,
Fatimi, S.,
Naeem, S.,
Rawasia, W.
(2015). Successful tricuspid valvectomy in a septic patient with tricuspid valve endocarditis. JCPSP: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak., 25((Special Supplement 1)), S8-S9.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_surg/167