title: [A case report of left ventricular-right atrial communication with tricuspid regurgitation due to infective endocarditis].
abstract: A case of 58-year-old man with a left ventricular-right atrial communication with tricuspid regurgitation due to infective endocarditis was reported. Surgical treatment was performed following intensive chemotherapy. The communication was found in the center of a vegetation on the septal leaflet. Closure of the communication and replacement of the tricuspid valve were done successfully. His postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ujiie
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Edamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akatsuka
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery