Pulmonary Artery Catheterization: The Right Heart Should not be Left Out—A Case Report

Tricuspid valve stenosis in the setting of endocarditis is associated with a high morbidity. Diagnostic approaches incorporate a high clinical index of suspicion, echocardiographic evidence, and inferences about hemodynamic data derived from pulmonary artery catheterization. As demonstrated by the c...

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Published in:Angiology 1992-11, Vol.43 (11), p.952-956
Main Authors: Cook, Deborah J., Davis, Stacy F., Barr, Juliana A., Pearl, Ronald G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Candidiasis - diagnosis
Endocarditis - complications
Endocarditis - diagnosis
Endocarditis - microbiology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Prosthesis-Related Infections - complications
Prosthesis-Related Infections - diagnosis
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis - diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Stenosis - etiology
Ventricular Function, Right - physiology
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Summary:Tricuspid valve stenosis in the setting of endocarditis is associated with a high morbidity. Diagnostic approaches incorporate a high clinical index of suspicion, echocardiographic evidence, and inferences about hemodynamic data derived from pulmonary artery catheterization. As demonstrated by the case presented herein, inadequate initial evaluation of right-sided pressures delayed the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331979204301111