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Eustachian valve endocarditis: a case report on an under diagnosed entity.
Cardiology
  • Syed Mustajab Hasan, HCA Healthcare
  • Anamarys Blanco, HCA Healthcare
  • Mohammed A Faluk, HCA Healthcare
  • Hesham Nasser, HCA Healthcare
Division
North Florida
Hospital
Ocala Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
3-3-2020
Keywords
  • Eustachian valve,
  • endocarditis,
  • multi-lobar brain infarcts,
  • patent foramen ovale,
  • multi-lobar pneumonia,
  • abdominal surgery
Abstract

Patients presenting with bacteremia and the presence of multiple infected emboli sites should be promptly investigated for heart valve endocarditis as the possible culprit. We present a case of Eustachian valve endocarditis secondary to multiple abdominal surgeries to highlight not only the importance of recognizing risks factors, other than intravenous drug use, in the pathogenesis of right sided endocarditis, but also to illustrate the significance of systematically interrogating all the heart valves, including the Eustachian valve during echocardiography.

Publisher or Conference
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Citation Information
Hasan S, Blanco A, Faluk M, Nasser H. Eustachian valve endocarditis: a case report on an under diagnosed entity. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2020;10(2):145-148. Published 2020 Mar 3. doi:10.1080/20009666.2020.1742474