Images in clinical medicine: Giant C-v waves of tricuspid regurgitation.
A 33-year-old woman who had received a diagnosis of tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by MRSA was evaluated for replacement of the tricuspid valve. Videos show giant systolic pulsations during jugular venous examination and severe tricuspid regurgitation during transthoracic ECG.
University of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK, Canada habib31@sasktel.net.
Habib
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ur Rehman
D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011674:Pulse; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography