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Inadequate initial evaluation of right-sided pressures via pulmonary artery catheterization delayed the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of adequate evaluation of right-sided pressures via pulmonary artery catheterization to avoid delayed diagnosis of tricuspid valve stenosis.
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Meticulous right-sided pressure evaluation during catheterization may prevent diagnostic delays; case reports leave open broader applicability.
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.
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Davis et al. (1992) conducted a case report in Prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis in the setting of endocarditis (n=1). Pulmonary artery catheterization was evaluated on Diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis. Inadequate initial evaluation of right-sided pressures via pulmonary artery catheterization delayed the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis.
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