Endocarditis of the tricuspid valve associated with congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula.
A 17 year old girl with a congenital right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula presented with recurrent septic pulmonary embolism secondary to tricuspid valve endocarditis. The diagnosis was made on the basis of echocardiography and cardiac angiography.
Department of Medicine University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve