Key result
A 56-year-old patient with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis developed a rare near-total occlusion of the right pulmonary artery due to embolization of massive septic material.
Why the study?
While embolization of septic material from infective endocarditis is well documented, associated occlusion of the right pulmonary artery is rare.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare complication of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis causing near total occlusion of the right pulmonary artery via massive septic embolization.
Alerts clinicians to rare massive embolization in tricuspid IE; extends known complications but leaves management open.
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a relatively rare but life-threatening condition with potential complications such as valve dysfunction, abscess formation, development of penetrating lesions and embolization of septic material. In this case report, we describe the case of a 56-year-old with IE involving the tricuspid valve and resulting in near total occlusion of the right pulmonary artery due to embolization of a massive piece of septic material. While embolization of septic material is well documented, associated occlusion of the right pulmonary artery is rare.
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EL‐Andari et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis (n=1). A 56-year-old patient with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis developed a rare near-total occlusion of the right pulmonary artery due to embolization of massive septic material.
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