Key result
Central venous catheter use leads to fatal right heart endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient.
Why the study?
Right heart endocarditis is a rare condition predominantly affecting patients with central catheters or immunocompromised status, with limited studies focusing solely on this pathology.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Case report of right heart endocarditis adds regional data; leaves open need for dedicated prospective studies beyond industrialized countries.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Highlights the risk and seriousness of right heart infective endocarditis as a complication of central venous catheters in immunocompromised patients.
Adlouni et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Infectious Endocarditis of the Right Heart (n=1). Central venous catheter was evaluated on Clinical outcome. A 48-year-old immunocompromised woman developed fatal right heart infective endocarditis and septic pulmonary emboli following central venous catheter use.
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