Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient
Eustachian valve endocarditis is rare. A literature review revealed that only 29 cases have been reported and, among them, there is only one mention of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We present an 82-year-old man without previous medical records who presented with septic shock with multiple...
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| description | Eustachian valve endocarditis is rare. A literature review revealed that only 29 cases have been reported and, among them, there is only one mention of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We present an 82-year-old man without previous medical records who presented with septic shock with multiple organ dysfunction. The patient was admitted to the ICU and deteriorated with combined shock (septic + cardiogenic). A second ultrasound screen detected a prominent Eustachian valve with mobile multilobulated vegetation attached. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed a 12 mm oscillating mass attached to a visible Eustachian valve. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b3ff3e3e02d34c4fb9cbc657a09a38292025-02-03T06:12:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392018-01-01201810.1155/2018/51939765193976Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care PatientMariana Alves0Rita Faria1António Messias2Carlos Meneses-Oliveira3Hospital Pulido Valente, Medicina III, Lisboa, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Loures, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Loures, PortugalHospital Beatriz Ângelo, Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Loures, PortugalEustachian valve endocarditis is rare. A literature review revealed that only 29 cases have been reported and, among them, there is only one mention of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We present an 82-year-old man without previous medical records who presented with septic shock with multiple organ dysfunction. The patient was admitted to the ICU and deteriorated with combined shock (septic + cardiogenic). A second ultrasound screen detected a prominent Eustachian valve with mobile multilobulated vegetation attached. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed a 12 mm oscillating mass attached to a visible Eustachian valve.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5193976 |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Alves Rita Faria António Messias Carlos Meneses-Oliveira Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient |
| title_full | Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient |
| title_short | Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient |
| title_sort | eustachian valve endocarditis echocardiographic diagnosis in a critical care patient |
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