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Identification of Tricuspid Valve Vegetation by Computed Tomography Scan
Author(s) -
Panwar Sadik R.,
Singh Satinder,
Nanda Navin C.,
Singh Anurag,
Yelamanchili Pridhvi,
Pothineni Koteswara R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00387.x
Subject(s) - computed tomography , vegetation (pathology) , endocarditis , tricuspid valve , medicine , radiology , sepsis , pathology
We report a patient with disseminated sepsis in whom a large vegetation involving the tricuspid valve was seen on a routine nongated computed tomography (CT) study emphasizing the potential role of CT scan in endocarditis.