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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 31(1): 55-58
Published online January 5, 1998
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Jun Hyun Kim, M.D.I, Dong Man Seo, M.D.I
IDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, College of medicine, University of Ulsan
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Surgical treatment is recommended in tricuspid valve endocarditis not responding to antibiotics or presenting severe heart failure. However, risk of early prosthetic valve endocarditis especially in drug addictors is principal concern in the treatment. A 37 year-old man with tricuspid valve endocarditis underwent staged operation of primary tricuspid valvulectomy and secondary bioprosthetic valve implantation successfully. We report it with references of literature.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;31:55-8)
Keywords: Endocarditis, Bacterial, Tricuspid valve, replacement, Tricuspid valve
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 31(1): 55-58
Published online January 5, 1998
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Jun Hyun Kim, M.D.I, Dong Man Seo, M.D.I
IDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, College of medicine, University of Ulsan
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Surgical treatment is recommended in tricuspid valve endocarditis not responding to antibiotics or presenting severe heart failure. However, risk of early prosthetic valve endocarditis especially in drug addictors is principal concern in the treatment. A 37 year-old man with tricuspid valve endocarditis underwent staged operation of primary tricuspid valvulectomy and secondary bioprosthetic valve implantation successfully. We report it with references of literature.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;31:55-8)
Keywords: Endocarditis, Bacterial, Tricuspid valve, replacement, Tricuspid valve
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