A rare complication of blood culture-negative infective endocarditis on tricuspid valve: case report
Fistula is a rare complication of IE representing the most insidious consequence of uncontrolled infection like BCNIE, a condition that has restricted the therapeutic possibilities to empirical therapy only and to early surgery. The TEE was instrumental in diagnosing right-sided infective endocarditis and allowing us to focus on the perivalvular spread of the infection in our case.
Authors
- Salvatore Lentini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5340-2589)
- Giovanni Bellina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2360-8865)
- Corrado Tamburino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4940-9742)
- Salvatore Scandura
- Davide Capodanno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5156-7723)
Institutions
- Policlinico Universitario di Catania (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytae570
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00