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ArticleCureus2026

Eustachian and Aortic Valve Endocarditis: A Rare Case of Concomitant Right- and Left-Sided Endocarditis.

Nicolas Riveros Neira, Benjamin J Behers, Omar Hozayen, Karen Hamad, Natan Kraitman, Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Nicolas Riveros NeiraInternal Medicine, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency/Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.
Benjamin J BehersInternal Medicine, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency/Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.
Omar HozayenInternal Medicine, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency/Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.
Karen HamadInternal Medicine, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency/Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.
Natan KraitmanInfectious Diseases, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.
Wilhelmine Wiese-RometschInternal Medicine, Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency/Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concomitant right- and left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon clinical entity, particularly when involving the Eustachian valve (EV), a vestigial remnant of the inferior vena cava. While right-sided IE is typically associated with intravenous drug use and indwelling cardiac devices, it can occur in non-traditional populations if anatomical niches are colonized. A 78-year-old female presented with heart failure and a "mixed" embolic signature, including pulmonary, renal, and cerebral infarcts, following a dental extraction. Imaging confirmed aortic valve endocarditis and a 1.5 cm vegetation on the EV. Blood cultures were positive for

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bilateral infective endocarditiseustachian valve vegetationmultivalvular endocarditisstreptococcus mutanssystemic embolization

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PMID42339112
PMCPMC13286622

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