Key result
Porcine tricuspid valve replacement yields complete clinical recovery at 12 months in infective endocarditis.
Case Report (n=1)
No
May inform valve choice in rare non-IVDU tricuspid IE cases; leaves open durability, generalizability, and need for prospective data.
A case of infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is described in a young female patient with no history of intravenous drug abuse. The patient suffered from symptoms of septic emboli of the lung and right heart failure. She was ultimately treated by tricuspid valve replacement. There was no recurrence of symptoms following surgery.
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NAKATA et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve (n=1). Tricuspid valve replacement with a porcine valve was evaluated on Recurrence of symptoms and clinical recovery. Tricuspid valve replacement with a porcine prosthesis resulted in complete clinical recovery with no recurrence of symptoms at 12 months in a 26-year-old non-drug user with infective endocarditis.
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