Eustachian valve infective endocarditis

Basma Hammad; Yehia Saleh; Abdallah Almaghraby; Mohamed Ayman Abdel-hay

doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-228653

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Eustachian valve infective endocarditis

Basma Hammad, Yehia Saleh, Abdallah Almaghraby and Mohamed Ayman Abdel-hay

BMJ case reports, Vol.12(4), p.e228653

04/01/2019

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228653

PMCID: PMC6506062

PMID: 30975780

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Abstract

A 40-year-old woman presented with postoperative fever. Echocardiography revealed a large pedunculated cauliflower right atrial mass of heterogeneous echogenicity attached to the eustachian valve measuring about 2×3 cm. She underwent surgical excision, gross and microscopical examination were consistent with eustachian valve infective endocarditis.

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Title: Subtitle: Eustachian valve infective endocarditis
Creators: Basma Hammad - Alexandria University
Yehia Saleh - Michigan State University
Abdallah Almaghraby - Alexandria University
Mohamed Ayman Abdel-hay - Alexandria University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMJ case reports, Vol.12(4), p.e228653
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228653
PMID: 30975780
PMCID: PMC6506062
NLM abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep
ISSN: 1757-790X
eISSN: 1757-790X
Language: English
Date published: 04/01/2019
Academic Unit: Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984756258502771

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