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Isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in young drug abusers

Author(s) -

Cenap Özkara,

Ömer Faruk Doğan,

Cevdet Furat

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

world journal of cardiovascular diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2164-5337

pISSN - 2164-5329

DOI - 10.4236/wjcd.2012.23033

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , tricuspid valve , intravenous drug , endocarditis , hemodynamics , cardiology , surgery , virology , virus , viral disease

Isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (TVIE) is a rare clinical condition. Thus, there is no common consensus for the treatment options for TVIE. Vege-tectomy and valvulectomy, valve repair, and valve replacement, which are controversial in regard to hemodynamic consequences in right-sided low-pressure system and long-term prognosis. We present 2 young intravenous drug users with TVIE and our surgical strategy

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