TRICUSPID-VALVE ANEURYSM FORMATION IN A CHILD WITH SUSPECTED ENDOCARDITIS

Authors
MIGA DE MEYER KB FYFE DA
Citation
De. Miga et al., TRICUSPID-VALVE ANEURYSM FORMATION IN A CHILD WITH SUSPECTED ENDOCARDITIS, Echocardiography, 13(1), 1996, pp. 99-102
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Echocardiography → ACNP
ISSN journal
07422822
Volume
13
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
99 - 102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(1996)13:1<99:TAFIAC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Aneurysms of the aortic and mitral valve are a known complication of i nfective endocarditis in adults. We report an unusual case of tricuspi d valve endocarditis in a child with resultant aneurysm formation as i ts presenting finding after a brief clinical course.