Successful Repair of Acute Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

A 49-year-old man who had no history of cardiac disease or intravenous drug abuse was referred to our hospital complaining of fever despite antibiotic chemotherapy. Blood culture was positive for <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i>, and transesophageal echocardiography revealed vegetation attached to the tricuspid valve and moderate tricuspid regurgitation. Two-thirds of the anterior leaflet and a part of the posterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve were excised with the vegetation, and the remaining anterior leaflet was sutured to the posterior leaflet after annular plication. DeVega's annuloplasty was added to a diameter of two fingers. Following this procedure tricuspid regurgitation was minimal.