Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup

Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup

A 67-year-old female with recent hospitalization for pneumonia was transferred to our facility for high fevers and positive blood cultures for staph aureus. During her treatment for pneumonia, central venous catheter was placed. A systolic murmur was found in conjunction with fever and notable prema...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Suraci, Sofia A Horvath, Heather Barkin, Orlando Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
endocarditis
guidewire
transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=1;spage=77;epage=78;aulast=Suraci
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spelling doaj-bb24141b76ad4722aee3ecfdef00e6c42021-02-03T05:45:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Cardiac Anaesthesia0971-97842021-01-01241777810.4103/aca.ACA_88_19Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workupNicholas SuraciSofia A HorvathHeather BarkinOrlando SantanaA 67-year-old female with recent hospitalization for pneumonia was transferred to our facility for high fevers and positive blood cultures for staph aureus. During her treatment for pneumonia, central venous catheter was placed. A systolic murmur was found in conjunction with fever and notable premature ventricular contractions on telemetry monitoring. Chest x-ray and transesophageal echocardiography were then performed, and a free guidewire was identified which was later successfully removed under interventional radiology.http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=1;spage=77;epage=78;aulast=Suraciendocarditisguidewiretransesophageal echocardiography
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spellingShingle Nicholas Suraci
Sofia A Horvath
Heather Barkin
Orlando Santana
Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
endocarditis
guidewire
transesophageal echocardiography
author_facet Nicholas Suraci
Sofia A Horvath
Heather Barkin
Orlando Santana
author_sort Nicholas Suraci
title Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
title_short Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
title_full Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
title_fullStr Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
title_full_unstemmed Incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
title_sort incidentally found guidewire during bacterial endocarditis workup
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
issn 0971-9784
publishDate 2021-01-01
description A 67-year-old female with recent hospitalization for pneumonia was transferred to our facility for high fevers and positive blood cultures for staph aureus. During her treatment for pneumonia, central venous catheter was placed. A systolic murmur was found in conjunction with fever and notable premature ventricular contractions on telemetry monitoring. Chest x-ray and transesophageal echocardiography were then performed, and a free guidewire was identified which was later successfully removed under interventional radiology.
topic endocarditis
guidewire
transesophageal echocardiography
url http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=1;spage=77;epage=78;aulast=Suraci
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