Complex congenital heart disease in adult complicated by endocarditis. Diagnostic difficulties

We describe a case of a 45-year-old man admitted with symptoms of infective endocarditis on tricuspid valve. At this time complex congenital heart disease was first time diagnosed. Differential diagnosis between tetralogy of Fallot and double-chambered right ventricle is discussed. At surgical explo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kardiologia polska (1957) 2008-04, Vol.66 (4), p.426-9; discussion 433
Hauptverfasser:	Hirnle, Tomasz, Jakim, Piotr, Sobkowicz, Bozena, Galar, Bogdan, Gugała, Kamil, Charkiewicz, Mirosław
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	pol
Schlagworte:	Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Endocarditis - complications Endocarditis - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis - microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Tetralogy of Fallot - complications Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnostic imaging Tetralogy of Fallot - surgery Tricuspid Valve - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a case of a 45-year-old man admitted with symptoms of infective endocarditis on tricuspid valve. At this time complex congenital heart disease was first time diagnosed. Differential diagnosis between tetralogy of Fallot and double-chambered right ventricle is discussed. At surgical exploration tetralogy of Fallot was confirmed. The patient underwent successful total surgical correction.
ISSN:	0022-9032