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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;34(1):143-144.
doi: 10.1111/echo.13345. Epub 2016 Aug 22.

Right-sided endocarditis: eustachian valve and coronary sinus involvement

Kartik R Kumar  1 , Samran Haider  1 , Aditya Sood  1 , Karim A I Mahmoud  1 , Ashraf Mostafa  2 , Luis C Afonso  2 , Anupama R Kottam  2
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Right-sided endocarditis: eustachian valve and coronary sinus involvement

Kartik R Kumar et al. Echocardiography. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis in patients with intravenous drug use commonly involves right-sided heart valves. Eustachian valve (EV) endocarditis is not commonly seen given the valve's infrequent presence. Involvement of the coronary sinus (CS) with endocarditis is also an unusual finding. We present a case with echocardiographic findings consistent with EV endocarditis along with CS involvement, which appropriately responded to antibiotics.

Keywords: coronary sinus; echocardiography; eustachian valve endocarditis; infective endocarditis.

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