1991•Japanese Journal of MedicineOpen access

Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in a non-drug user.

Tomoyuki Kido, Yoshikazu NAKATA, Kazuko Aoki, Naoshige Hata, Shuji HAZAMA

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A case of infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is described in a young female patient with no history of intravenous drug abuse. The patient suffered from symptoms of septic emboli of the lung and right heart failure. She was ultimately treated by tricuspid valve replacement. There was no recurrence of symptoms following surgery.

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Key concepts: Infective endocarditis, Medicine, Tricuspid valve, Intravenous drug, Endocarditis, Drug user, Surgery, Cardiology