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ArticleCureus2022

Tricuspid Endocarditis: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review.

Sherif Elkattawy, Ramez Alyacoub, Iman El-Feki, Hardik Fichadiya, Edmund Appiah-Kubi, Jesus Romero, Xutong Guo, William Edward

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sherif ElkattawyInternal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Ramez AlyacoubInternal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Iman El-FekiInternal Medicine, St George's University, West Indies, GRD.
Hardik FichadiyaInternal Medicine, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Edmund Appiah-KubiInternal Medicine, St George's University, West Indies, GRD.
Jesus RomeroInternal Medicine, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Xutong GuoInternal Medicine, St George's University, West Indies, GRD.
William EdwardCardiology, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a multisystem disease. Tricuspid valve endocarditis is frequently seen in patients with intravenous (IV) drug users. Cavitating lung nodules predominantly in a peripheral location in IV drug users indicate the possibility of septic emboli. Large vegetation and persistent bacteremia with septic embolic phenomena are the most common indication for surgery. We present a case of a 62-year-old male with a history of IV drug use who presented with epigastric abdominal pain, pleuritic chest pain, and shortness of breath. CT chest showed cavitating lung nodules suggestive of septic pulmonary emboli. A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showed tricuspid valve vegetation despite a normal transthoracic echocardiogram. The patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics. He was deemed a poor surgical candidate; therefore, he was transferred to a tertiary center for AngioVAC (AngioDynamics, Latham, New York).

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endocarditisinfective endocarditistricuspidvalvevegitations

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PMID35573489
PMCPMC9092521

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