[en] We present the case of a middle-aged man who developed infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and associated with very large vegetation (∼5 cm). Besides the quite unusual size of the vegetation, this report highlights that severe right-sided endocarditis can occur in the absence of classical risk factors (intravenous drug abuse, presence of a cardiac implantable electronic device or other intravascular devices, and underlying right-sided cardiac anomaly) and that some cases of severe tricuspid endocarditis can be successfully treated by partial excision and patch repair.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Durieux, Rodolphe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Henrard, Valérie; Department of Cardiology, CHC Clinic, Oupeye, Belgium
Granato, Renzo; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Knapen, Mérédith; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
AMABILI, Philippe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service d'anesthésie - réanimation
Defraigne, Jean-Olivier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Language :
English
Title :
Giant vegetation of the tricuspid valve in a healthy patient without risk factors for right-sided endocarditis.
