Forward angiography in the identification of vegetations in tricuspid endocarditis

A patient with staphylococcal endocarditis of unknown valvular location and resistant to antibiotic therapy was studied in order to localize the site of infection prior to cardiac surger. The injection of contrast material into the right atrium visualized tricuspid vegetations which were confirmed a...

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Published inChest Vol. 71; no. 2; p. 218
Main Authors Harris, C N, Dunne, E F, Farinha, J B, Zubiate, P, Kay, J H, Kaplan, M A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1977
Subjects
Adult
Angiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A patient with staphylococcal endocarditis of unknown valvular location and resistant to antibiotic therapy was studied in order to localize the site of infection prior to cardiac surger. The injection of contrast material into the right atrium visualized tricuspid vegetations which were confirmed at surgery. In such situations, forward angiographic studies constitute a safe, simple, and potentially diagnostic procedure which avoids the hazards of advancing a catheter across an infected valve.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.71.2.218