title: Pulmonary artery catheterization: the right heart should not be left out--a case report.
abstract: Tricuspid valve stenosis in the setting of endocarditis is associated with a high morbidity. Diagnostic approaches incorporate a high clinical index of suspicion, echocardiographic evidence, and inferences about hemodynamic data derived from pulmonary artery catheterization. As demonstrated by the case presented herein, inadequate initial evaluation of right-sided pressures delayed the diagnosis and treatment of prosthetic tricuspid valve stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pearl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*