| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8659139 | The Egyptian Heart Journal | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The incidence of TV IE is increasing with male gender predominance, and affects mainly young age groups. TV IE represented 0.6% of all patients, and 17.7% of IE cases. The main echocardiographic feature of TV IE is vegetations which were characterized by being large, highly mobile, and affecting mainly anterior TV leaflet. The main echocardiographic complication is severe TR, but abscess formation was infrequent.
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Authors
Haitham Galal, Osama Rifaei, Mohammed Abdel Rahman, Hussein El-Sayed,