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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · May 2000
Case ReportsPersistent hypoxemia occurring as a complication of tricuspid valve endocarditis.
- M A Turek, A Karovitch, S D Aaron, and M Brais.
- Divisions of Cardiology, Ottawa General Hospital, Ontario, Canada. mturek@ottawahospital.on.ca
- J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2000 May 1; 13 (5): 412-4.
AbstractA 33-year-old woman had intravenous drug-associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis. Despite resolution of septic pulmonary emboli, hypoxemia persisted. We report a case of right-to-left shunting across a previously insignificant patent foramen ovale documented by contrast transesophageal echocardiography. Although a rare complication of tricuspid endocarditis, clinicians should be aware of this potential correctable complication.
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