Accessory Leaflet of Tricuspid Valve Masquerading as Infective Endocarditis Preoperatively and Causing RVOT Obstruction Postoperatively
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53745#.VNHHeizQrzE Author(s) Nishith Bhargava 1 , Saket Agrawal 1 , Deepak K. Tempe 2 , Deepak K. Satsangi 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS), GB Pant Hospital (GBPH), New Delhi, India . 2 GB Pant and GNEC Hospitals, New Delhi, India . ABSTRACT Accessory tricuspid valve tissue is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case where preoperative echocardiogram was suggestive of infective vegetations over the tricuspid valve but intra-operatively it was found to be accessory tricuspid valve leaflets which were causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. KEYWORDS Accessory Tricuspid Valve , Endocardial Vegetations , Echocardiogram Cite this paper Bhargava, N. , Agrawal, S. , Tempe, D. and Satsangi, D. (2015) Accessory Leaflet of Tricuspid Valve Masquerading as Infective Endocardi...