Successful surgical treatment of aggressive right-sided infective endocarditis in a chronic hemodialysis patient

Gurel, YUSUF; Gunaydin, Zeki; Urkmez, Melih; Koprulu, Diyar; Kiris, Tuncay

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.10299

Successful surgical treatment of aggressive right-sided infective endocarditis in a chronic hemodialysis patient

Gurel E., Gunaydin Z. Y., Urkmez M., Koprulu D., Kiris T.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.856-859, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.10299
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.856-859
Anahtar Kelimeler: Endocarditis, renal failure, tricuspid valve, GUIDELINES
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Right-sided infective endocarditis is rare. In this article, we presented successful urgent surgical management of aggressive tricuspid valve infective endocarditis with recurrent pulmonary embolism in a chronic hemodialysis patient.