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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
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36(1): 137-139, Jan.-Feb. 2021. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1155791
RESUMO
Abstract Infective endocarditis is a rather uncommon disease, but it has significant mortality rates in the pediatric population (5% to 10%). We report a case of an infant patient with multiple vegetation in the tricuspid valve secondary to infective endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. A tricuspid valvuloplasty was performed with a fenestrated autologous pericardium patch, providing satisfactory outcomes. This technique is simple, innovative, effective, and it could be applied in similar cases.