Medical therapy alone successfully treated a rare case of post-partum native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in a young female without traditional risk factors.
Case Report (n=1)
Post-partum Native Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis (n=1)
Medical therapy
Clinical improvement
Native valve infective endocarditis during pregnancy or the peripartum period is a rare entity with significant morbidity and mortality. Rheumatic heart disease was previously considered a significant risk factor, changing to intravenous drug abuse in recent decades. We hereby report a case of tricuspid native valve endocarditis complicating the peri-partum period in a young female without underlying traditional risk factors, who improved with medical therapy alone.
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Krishna Divyashree
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
Harpreet Singh
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Neelam Dahiya
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Oman Medical Journal
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
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Divyashree et al. (Mon,) conducted a case report in Post-partum Native Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis (n=1). Medical therapy was evaluated on Clinical improvement. Medical therapy alone successfully treated a rare case of post-partum native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in a young female without traditional risk factors.
synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ee28425c30b2cc7f9e22a — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.42