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Hemodynamic Precision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
Published on: January 27, 2023
Drug use associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in pregnancy
Dishen Lin1, Clancy W Mullan1, Uma Deshmukh2
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Background And Aim:
We report a case of intravenous drug use associated tricuspid valve endocarditis in a 28-year-old pregnant female at 26-week gestation.
Methods:
Patient management required a multidisciplinary collaboration between cardiac surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and neonatal critical care.
Results:
Despite appropriate intravenous antibiotics, the patient developed life-threatening complications and underwent planned cesarean delivery at 28 weeks 6 days gestation followed by interval tricuspid valve replacement 1 week later.
Conclusions:
Both the patient and her infant were successfully managed through the perioperative period.
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