• Clinical cardiology · Apr 2000

    Case Reports

    Tricuspid valve group B streptococcal endocarditis after an elective termination of pregnancy.

    • S Kangavari, J Collins, B Cercek, S Atar, and R Siegel.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
    • Clin Cardiol. 2000 Apr 1; 23 (4): 301-3.

    AbstractA patient developed fever, chills, and shortness of breath after an elective first trimester dilation and curettage. Blood cultures grew Group B streptococcus, and a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a 2 x 2 cm vegetation on the tricuspid valve and global left ventricular hypokinesis. A 6-week course of parenteral antibiotics and vasodilator therapy resulted in resolution of the valvular vegetation as well as of the left ventricular dysfunction.

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