Title of article
Right atrial abscess: An unusual complication of intravascular catheter uncovered by transesophageal echocardiography
Author/Authors
Hajsadeghi, ShokoufehAida Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Institute of Endocrinology&Metabolism - Tehran - Iran , Iranpour, Aida Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Institute of Endocrinology&Metabolism - Tehran - Iran , Hoshangian, Nasim Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Institute of Endocrinology&Metabolism - Tehran - Iran , Hoshangian Tehrani, Nasim Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Institute of Endocrinology&Metabolism - Tehran - Iran , Askari, Reza Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran - Iran , Motevalli, Hamed Research Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran - Iran
Pages
2
From page
233
To page
234
Abstract
Perivalvular myocardial abscess is a well-known complication of valvular infective endocarditis (IE) (1). Here, we present
an absolutely rare case of right atrial (RA) wall abscess accompanying tricuspid valve (TV) IE which was only revealed by
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The patient was an
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) case who was receiving hemodialysis (HD) via a dual-lumen cuffed venous catheter. The
unique feature of this case is the anatomical location of the
abscess in the RA wall as well as multiple septic vegetations
distant from the TV.
Keywords
Myocardial abscess , Infective Endocarditis , Echocardiography , Haemodialysis , Staphylococcus aureus
Journal title
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: Andolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2582745
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