Eustachian valve endocarditis in an elderly woman

Authors
Punzo, F Guarini, P De Michele, M Accadia, M Irace, L Caruso, A Corigliano, GG
Citation
F. Punzo et al., Eustachian valve endocarditis in an elderly woman, ECHOCARDIOG, 16(3), 1999, pp. 259-261
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
ISSN journal
07422822 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(199904)16:3<259:EVEIAE>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We describe the transesophageal echocardiographic findings in Eustachian va lve endocarditis for a 73-year-old woman with a previous history of mitral valve disease. After a 4-week treatment with antibiotics, follow-up echocar diographic examination showed a smaller vegetation.