Meyer ML, Parikshak M, Kiell C, Chugh AR. Using Aspiration-Based Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Debridement: Highlighting Imaging-Based Modification in a High-Risk Clinical Scenario.
JACC Case Rep 2019;
1:742-745. [PMID:
34316923 PMCID:
PMC8288703 DOI:
10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.10.018]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
This report describes a high-risk case of tricuspid valve endocarditis secondary to intravenous drug abuse. Information gleaned from intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic imaging and real-time measurements was used to effectively modify procedural hardware and successfully treat the patient using an aspiration-based strategy. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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