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Eustachian valve endocarditis: detection with multiplane transesophageal echocardiography
V Palakodeti1, W D Keen, L S Rickman
1University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA.
Clinical Cardiology
|June 1, 1997
Summary
Infective endocarditis rarely affects the eustachian valve. Transesophageal echocardiography effectively diagnosed a large vegetation in this rare case of staphylococcal bacteremia.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Right-sided infective endocarditis is common.
- Eustachian valve involvement is a rare presentation.
- Intravenous drug use is a risk factor for staphylococcal bacteremia.