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Eustachian valve endocarditis diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography
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A 75 year old woman who had been paced with a VVI system some years earlier underwent an elective incisional hernia repair and sigmoidoscopy. Her postoperative course was initially uncomplicated but on day 6 she developed spiking temperatures and rigors accompanied by paroxysms of hypoxia. Examination confirmed known mitral regurgitation. …