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  • Title: [A case of ventricular septal defect with tricuspid regurgitation complicating infective endocarditis].
    Author: Ishibashi Y, Ohno K, Takeda H, Ishizaka M, Kiyota M, Kataoha K, Ohta S.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 1990 Feb; 43(2):143-6. PubMed ID: 2407883.
    Abstract:
    A unique case of 52-year-old woman with a ventricular septal defect associated with tricuspid regurgitation complicating infective endocarditis was reported. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, the VSD was closed directly and tricuspid valve was replaced with a Carpentier-Edwards valve. Intraoperative examination showed that the VSD was perimembranous type (5 mm in diameter), all three leaflets were destroyed and one chordae of anterior leaflet was ruptured. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she has been well.
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