Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser: A Case Report

Recently, there have been more reports of cardiac valve infections due to the increasing number of intravenous (IV) drug abusers and chronic renal failure patients. Among cardiac valves, tricuspid valve is most commonly affected in the course of endocarditis. Appropriate management of these patients...

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Main Authors: Hamid Hoseinikhah, Aliasghar Moeinipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4383_da00e64a64cd081e11de7ceff06ccb23.html