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Unmasking Severe Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation After Percutaneous Debulking of Large Tricuspid Vegetation.


ABSTRACT: A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic embolization was deemed not a suitable surgical candidate. He underwent percutaneous vegetation debulking using the AngioVac system. The patient defervesced post-operatively with clinical improvement but with abruptly worsened tricuspid regurgitation. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

SUBMITTER: Mercado-Alamo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8311153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Unmasking Severe Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation After Percutaneous Debulking of Large Tricuspid Vegetation.

Mercado-Alamo Adrian A   Singh Hemindermeet H   Rosman Howard H   Mehta Rajendra R   Lalonde Thomas T   Kaki Amir A  

JACC. Case reports 20200722 5


A 27-year-old man admitted with tricuspid valve endocarditis with a large vegetation, persistent bacteremia, and pulmonary and systemic septic embolization was deemed not a suitable surgical candidate. He underwent percutaneous vegetation debulking using the AngioVac system. The patient defervesced post-operatively with clinical improvement but with abruptly worsened tricuspid regurgitation. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Beginner.</b>). ...[more]

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