Right ventricular mural infective endocarditis after traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation in a 40-year-old man: A case report.

ABSTRACT: As the clinical manifestations of traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation vary according to the extent of tricuspid valve injury, this condition can often go unnoticed and be incidentally discovered. Here, we report the case of a 40-year-old man with patent foramen ovale, in which severe tricuspid regurgitation due to tricuspid valve prolapse was incidentally discovered following blunt chest trauma. Further examination revealed that the prolapse had also caused active right ventricular mural infective endocarditis. The patient had no relevant past medical history of chronic debilitating disease or immunosuppression. After evaluation by the cardiology team, emergent surgical tricuspid valvular repair was successfully performed.

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SUBMITTER: Matsuzoe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911922 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature