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Pulmonary artery catheterization: the right heart should not be left out--a case report
D J Cook1, S F Davis, J A Barr
1Department of Medicine, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Angiology
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
Tricuspid valve stenosis in the setting of endocarditis is associated with a high morbidity. Diagnostic approaches incorporate a high clinical index of suspicion, echocardiographic evidence, and inferences about hemodynamic data derived from pulmonary artery catheterization. As demonstrated by the case presented herein, inadequate initial evaluation of right-sided pressures delayed the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis.