[Perioperative monitoring using transesophageal echocardiography in a case of endocarditis-related tricuspid valve disease].
The risk of infectious endocarditis is higher for intravenous drug users than for patients with either rheumatic disease or valve prostheses. We report the case of a 33-year-old woman who self-administered opioid drugs parenterally and who developed a clinical picture of infectious endocarditis. Serious involvement of the tricuspid valve developed in the form of vegetation requiring surgical repair, during which transesophageal echocardiography was used for perioperative monitoring.
Fernández Martínez
P J
PJ
Policlínica Miramar, Palma de Mallorca. ferma@redestb.es
Franch Monfort
F
F
Verd Herrero
F
F
Delgado Ramis
C
C
Bonnin Gubianas
O
O
D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
D008691:Methadone