Journal article
Right-sided endocarditis secondary to a peritoneovenous shunt
Abstract
A 51-year-old woman with a peritoneovenous shunt for refractory ascites presented with three months of increasing fatigue, exertional dyspnea, night sweats and positive blood cultures. Imaging revealed multiple pulmonary emboli. Transthoracic chocardiography demonstrated moderate tricuspid regurgitation and a large pedunculated right atrial mass attached to the interatrial septum. The echocardiographic appearance remained unchanged after one …
Authors
Higgins J; Shayan H; Fradet G
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. e280–e281
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2010
DOI
10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70427-x
ISSN
0828-282X