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
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
