Open AccessTricuspid and pulmonary valve endocarditis associated with double-chambered right ventricle
Author(s) -
Jin Cheol Myeong,
Jung Yeon Chin,
Jin Ho Choi,
Young Min Rah,
Jun Hyung Park
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
gosin daehakgyo uigwa daehak haksulji/kosin medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2586-7024
pISSN - 2005-9531
DOI - 10.7180/kmj.2015.30.1.81
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid valve , ventricle , pulmonary valve , endocarditis , pulmonary artery , cardiology , infective endocarditis , pulmonary embolism , tricuspid valve insufficiency , surgery
We report a rare case of tricuspid valve and pulmonary valve endocarditis associated with a double-chambered right ventricle in an adult female with pulmonary artery aneurysm and septic pulmonary embolism by Streptococcus mitis. She was treated with aggressive antibiotic therapy followed by debridement of the infective lesion of tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve replacement using xenograft and resection of obstructing muscular bundles in right ventricle.