Endocarditis in the right chambers valves: the importance of echocardiography identifying the structure(s) involved
Keywords:
Endocarditis, eustachian, tricuspidAbstract
Endocarditis affecting the valves of the heart right chambers is a
rare entity. It usually occurs in parenteral drug addicts, pacemaker
(PMD) carriers, in patients with prosthetic heart valves and with
central venous catheters and, also, in congenital cardiac diseases.
Echocardiography is the gold standard to identifying the
structure(s) involved enabling therapeutic orientation.
Although it is a rare disease, it should be considered when a
transthoracic or trans-esophageal echocardiogram is carried out
to exclude endocarditis.
Patients should undergo antibiotic prophylaxis before any
invasive procedure as recommended.
Raising public awareness is emphasized in order to prevent
serious complications emerging of simple procedures, ever more
common in younger populations, as piercing.
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