Eustachian valve endocarditis: a case report on an under diagnosed entity
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Isolation of Valvular Endothelial Cells
Published on: December 29, 2010
Syed Hasan1, Anamarys Blanco1, Mohammed Faluk1
1Internal Medicine, Ocala Regional Medical Center, Ocala, FL, USA.
Abstract:
Patients presenting with bacteremia and the presence of multiple infected emboli sites should be promptly investigated for heart valve endocarditis as the possible culprit. We present a case of Eustachian valve endocarditis secondary to multiple abdominal surgeries to highlight not only the importance of recognizing risks factors, other than intravenous drug use, in the pathogenesis of right sided endocarditis, but also to illustrate the significance of systematically interrogating all the heart valves, including the Eustachian valve during echocardiography.
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