Voluminous Mass Adherent to the Eustachian Valve

Deluca, Giovanni; Correale, Michele; Ieva, Riccardo

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00559.x

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“…This may be because the Eustachian valve is an unlikely site for a vegetation to occur or because interrogation of the Eustachian valve does not routinely take place on echocardiographic examination. It is characterised by clinical signs and symptoms of right-sided endocarditis and is more commonly seen in intravenous drug misusers and has been reported in patients requiring central venous catheters 5. It usually occurs without the involvement of other cardiac valves 6.…”

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Right atrial mass in patient undergoing chemotherapy

Thompson

Khawaja²,

Dickinson³

et al. 2011

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A 58-year-old lady, with a Hickman line in situ for chemotherapy for invasive ductal breast carcinoma, presented with fever. Blood cultures grew coagulase negative staphylococci. Transoesophageal echocardiography revealed a mass in the right atrium in the region of the Eustachian apparatus. The Hickman line was removed and the patient was treated for right-sided endocarditis. However, the mass persisted after prolonged intravenous antibiotics and a decision was made to remove it surgically. Histology revealed organised thrombus. The differential investigation of a right atrial mass in this position is discussed.

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Right atrial mass in patient undergoing chemotherapy

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Dickinson³

et al. 2011

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“…Diagnosis is achieved by sonography, particularly by transesophageal sonography. 26,27 Differential diagnosis has to take into account myxoma of atrium which may also give pulmonary arteria occlusion, when undergoing spontaneous fragmentation.…”

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“…Coronary sinus thrombosis is sometimes associated with right atrium thrombosis. [26][27][28][29] Patients present a precipitous clinical aggravation of preexisting cardiac condition (severe dyspnea, chest pain, and pericardial tamponade). Coronary sinus thrombosis is sometimes the cause of sudden death.…”

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Venous Thrombosis in Rare or Unusual Sites: A Diagnostic Challenge

Girolami

Treleani

Bonamigo

et al. 2013

Semin Thromb Hemost

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Venous thrombosis usually involves the veins of the limbs, most frequently the leg veins. All other venous districts may sometimes be affected by the thrombotic process. Sometimes, the thrombotic occlusion of the veins of a given region show typical signs and symptoms. In other cases, the picture may not be clear and a high degree of clinical suspicion is needed for a correct approach to patient diagnosis and management. Thrombosis of retinal and jugular veins, right heart thrombosis including thrombosis of coronary sinus and thrombosis of the azygos system may be included in this group. In addition, thromboses of umbilical, renal, ovarian, spermatic, and iliac veins also require attention. Finally, the dorsal veins of the penis may also be affected by thrombotic events. The main clinical features of these thromboses are reviewed herein with suggestions for a correct diagnostic approach. The importance of sonography and of other imaging techniques is emphasized. A prompt diagnosis is of paramount importance as most of these thromboses in rare or unusual sites may still cause severe systemic complications (pulmonary embolism, sepsis, and heart failure).

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Eustachian valve endocarditis: Case report and literature review

Loon

Chao

Younger

et al. 2017

Australas J Ultrason Med

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In the intravenous drug user (IVDU) population, infected right-sided valvular lesions are common, and this has been well described in the literature. The Eustachian valve (also known as the valve of the inferior vena cava) is another valve in close proximity to the tricuspid valve, which can, in rare cases, be the focus of infection. Eustachian valve endocarditis may be an under-recognised complication of Staphylococcus bacteraemia in IVDU population, often only identified by transesophageal imaging. We present a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis in an IVDU with secondary seeding on the Eustachian valve, and an accompanying literature review on this rare topic.

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Voluminous Mass Adherent to the Eustachian Valve

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Right atrial mass in patient undergoing chemotherapy

Right atrial mass in patient undergoing chemotherapy

Venous Thrombosis in Rare or Unusual Sites: A Diagnostic Challenge

Eustachian valve endocarditis: Case report and literature review

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