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Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis With Pulmonary Embolism Due to Postpartum Septicemia

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery 1 Department of Cardiology Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, India

For reprint information contact: Ashok K Srivastava, MCh Tel: 91 522 44 0963 Fax: 91 522 44 0017 or 44 0973 email: ashok{at}sgpgi.ren.nic.in Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India.

Tricuspid valve endocarditis usually affects drug addicts without any preexisting heart disease. We report the successful surgical management of a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary artery embolism arising from postpartum septicemia.