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[Valve replacement for tricuspid infective endocarditis presenting paradoxical cerebral embolism]. 2014

Masaki Paku, and Takahide Takeda, and Hisashi Sakaguchi

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis( IE) accounts for 5 to 10% of all IE. We encountered a 50-year old man who suffered from tricuspid valve IE presenting paradoxical multiple cerebral embolism with intracranial hemorrhage. On 6th day from his admission, we performed valve replacement for intractable tricuspid infective endocarditis regardless of acute phase of intracranial hemorrhage. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course with no neurological symptoms.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004696	Endocarditis	Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (ENDOCARDIUM), the continuous membrane lining the four chambers and HEART VALVES. It is often caused by microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and rickettsiae. Left untreated, endocarditis can damage heart valves and become life-threatening.	Infective Endocarditis,Endocarditides,Endocarditides, Infective,Endocarditis, Infective,Infective Endocarditides
D006349	Heart Valve Diseases	Pathological conditions involving any of the various HEART VALVES and the associated structures (PAPILLARY MUSCLES and CHORDAE TENDINEAE).	Heart Valvular Disease,Valvular Heart Diseases,Disease, Heart Valvular,Heart Disease, Valvular,Heart Valve Disease,Heart Valvular Diseases,Valve Disease, Heart,Valvular Disease, Heart,Valvular Heart Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014261	Tricuspid Valve	The valve consisting of three cusps situated between the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.	Tricuspid Valves,Valve, Tricuspid,Valves, Tricuspid
D020766	Intracranial Embolism	Blocking of a blood vessel in the SKULL by an EMBOLUS which can be a blood clot (THROMBUS) or other undissolved material in the blood stream. Most emboli are of cardiac origin and are associated with HEART DISEASES. Other non-cardiac sources of emboli are usually associated with VASCULAR DISEASES.	Brain Embolism,Cerebral Embolism,Embolism, Brain,Embolism, Intracranial,Brain Emboli,Cerebral Emboli,Brain Embolus,Cerebral Embolus,Emboli, Brain,Emboli, Cerebral,Embolism, Cerebral,Embolus, Brain,Embolus, Cerebral