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World J Clin Cases. Oct 26, 2021; 9(30): 8974-8984
Published online Oct 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i30.8974
Tricuspid valve endocarditis: Cardiovascular imaging evaluation and management
Agostina M Fava, Bo Xu
Agostina M Fava, Bo Xu, Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Author contributions: All authors discussed and worked on the manuscript; Fava AM took the lead in writing the manuscript; Xu B was in charge of planning, supervision, and critical review.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors do not have any conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Bo Xu, MD, FACC, FRACP, FASE, Multimodality Imaging Cardiologist, Section of Cardiovascular Imaging, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk J1-5, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. xub@ccf.org
Received: April 29, 2021
Peer-review started: April 29, 2021
First decision: June 17, 2021
Revised: June 23, 2021
Accepted: September 14, 2021
Article in press: September 14, 2021
Published online: October 26, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) is an increasingly important subtype of infective endocarditis (IE), although less published literature is available regarding RSIE compared to left-sided IE. Recently, with improvements in multimodality imaging, there is an increasing role for imaging in the evaluation and management of tricuspid valve endocarditis (TVIE). We review the role of cardiac imaging in diagnosis and evaluation of TVIE, and provide a concise update on the management of these patients.