Key result
Echocardiography identified structural abnormalities, including vegetations and ruptured chordae tendineae, in 8 patients with infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve.
Why the study?
Does echocardiography detect structural abnormalities in patients with tricuspid valve endocarditis?
Population
8 patients with infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May aid detection of tricuspid vegetations and chordal rupture in endocarditis; leaves open prospective validation.
Observational (n=8)
Does echocardiography detect structural abnormalities in patients with tricuspid valve endocarditis?
Echocardiography is a useful imaging modality for diagnosing tricuspid valve vegetations and detecting complications like ruptured chordae tendineae and tricuspid regurgitation in infective endocarditis.
Chandraratna et al. (1979) conducted an observational in Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve (n=8). Echocardiography (M-mode, cross-sectional, and contrast) was evaluated on Echocardiographic abnormalities. Echocardiography identified structural abnormalities, including vegetations and ruptured chordae tendineae, in 8 patients with infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve.
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