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Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient
Mariana Alves1,2, Rita Faria3, António Messias3
1Hospital Pulido Valente, Medicina III, Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
Eustachian valve endocarditis is rare. A literature review revealed that only 29 cases have been reported and, among them, there is only one mention of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We present an 82-year-old man without previous medical records who presented with septic shock with multiple organ dysfunction. The patient was admitted to the ICU and deteriorated with combined shock (septic + cardiogenic). A second ultrasound screen detected a prominent Eustachian valve with mobile multilobulated vegetation attached. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed a 12 mm oscillating mass attached to a visible Eustachian valve.
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