Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Secondary to Aortic Annular Abscess: An Unusual Presentation of Infective Endocarditis
First published: 09 August 2002
Dr Ravi R. Ullal, Department of cardiothoracic Surgery, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. Email: [email protected]
Abstract
An unusual case of aortic annular abscess is presented, in which the patient presented with features of gross tricuspid regurgitation. There was no direct involvement of the tricuspid valve. Tricuspid regurgitation disappeared following surgical repair of the annular abscess. The present case also illustrates the utility of trans-oesophageal echocardiography in establishing the diagnosis and planning surgical intervention. (Heart, Lung and Circulation 2002; 11: 126−128)
