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Right-sided valvular endocarditis supported by an unexpected intracardiac foreign body
M Balbi1, G Bertero, S Bellotti
1Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Università di Genova, Italy.
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|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
One case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to a catheter fragment inside the right chambers of the heart is described. The symptoms were fever, cardiac failure, splenomegaly and relapsing pneumonia. Blood culture was positive, revealing Staphylococcus aureus. A two-dimensional echocardiogram demonstrated a large vegetation on the tricuspid valve. The percutaneous removal of the foreign body allowed complete recovery in a few weeks.