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Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Seen on Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Report.

Hannah P Sterndorf, Isabella R Cheatwood, David C Pigott, Elissa Corsino, Blakely K Hudson, Mustafa I Ahmed, Luke R Bishop

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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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7 authors.

Hannah P SterndorfEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
Isabella R CheatwoodEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
David C PigottEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Elissa CorsinoEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Blakely K HudsonEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Mustafa I AhmedCardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Luke R BishopEmergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.

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Abstract

Intravenous drug use is a major risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE), particularly right-sided disease involving the tricuspid valve. Early diagnosis remains challenging as patients often present with nonspecific symptoms, while delays in recognition can result in severe complications including septic emboli, valvular dysfunction, and sepsis. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as a valuable bedside modality capable of rapidly identifying valvular abnormalities and expediting the diagnosis of IE in the emergency department. We present a case of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in a patient with a history of intravenous drug use in whom cardiac POCUS identified a large tricuspid vegetation prior to comprehensive echocardiography. Subsequent evaluation demonstrated methicillin-resistant

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PMID42871634
PMCPMC13659187

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