Infective Endocarditis of a Papillary Fibroelastoma on Chiari Network of Right Atrium: A Case Report

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 188.e3-188.e4

  Latif, Faisal ^a   Peyton, Marvin ^a   Laszik, Zoltan ^a   Sivaram, Chittur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38749099087     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.033     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Chiari H. Ueber Netzbildungen im rechten Vorhofe des Herzens. Beitr Path Anat 22 (1897) 1-10
2. Schneider B., Hofmann T., Justen M.H., and Meinertz T. Chiari's network: normal anatomic variant or risk factor for arterial embolic events?. J Am Coll Cardiol 26 (1995) 203-210
3. Koji T., Fujioka M., Imai H., et al. Infected papillary fibroelastoma attached to the atrial septum. Circ J 66 (2002) 305-307
4. Payne D.M., Hirsch G.M., et al. Infectious endocarditis of a Chiari network. Ann Thorac Surg 76 (2003) 1303-1305
5. Wasdahl D.A., Wasdahl W.A., and Edwards W.D. Fibroelastic papilloma arising in a Chiari network. Clin Cardiol 15 (1992) 45-47
6. Benbow E.W., Love E.M., Love H.G., and MacCallum P.K. Massive right atrial thrombus associated with a Chiari network and a Hickman catheter. Am J Clin Pathol 88 (1987) 243-248
7. Goedde T.A., Conetta D., and Rumisek J.D. Chiari network entrapment of thromboemboli: congenital inferior vena cava filter. Ann Thorac Surg 49 (1990) 317-318