A distinctly rare case of Candida endocarditis involving the bioprosthetic pulmonary and the Eustachian valve diagnosed on 3D transesophageal echocardiography

Ahmed K. Pasha; Branden A. Snyder; Tirdad T. Zangeneh; Jess L. Thompson; Richard E. Sobonya; Aiden Abidov

doi:10.1111/echo.12804

A distinctly rare case of Candida endocarditis involving the bioprosthetic pulmonary and the Eustachian valve diagnosed on 3D transesophageal echocardiography

Ahmed K. Pasha
, Branden A. Snyder
, Tirdad T. Zangeneh
, Jess L. Thompson
, Richard E. Sobonya
, Aiden Abidov

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Abstract

Mini-Abstract We describe a unique case where a 53-year-old man with history of intravenous drug abuse and prior endocarditis presented with fever and chest pain. He was found to have a eustachian valve vegetation and bioprosthetic pulmonary valve vegetation. The causative organism was Candida albicans. In this case, three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography clearly identified the pulmonic valve vegetation which was not well seen on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	607-609
Number of pages	3
Journal	Echocardiography
Volume	32
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12804
State	Published - Mar 1 2015

Keywords

TEE
eustachian valve
tricuspid valve prosthesis

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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A distinctly rare case of Candida endocarditis involving the bioprosthetic pulmonary and the Eustachian valve diagnosed on 3D transesophageal echocardiography

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