Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of prosthetic valve endocarditis: A contemporary narrative review

Figure 1 Prosthetic valve endocarditis complicating prior bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement secondary to intravenous drug abuse relapse. Thirty-two year-old male with a history of intravenous drug abuse status post bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement presenting with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis due to relapsed drug abuse. Images from Panel A and B demonstrate a tricuspid valve prosthesis at mid esophageal 4 chamber right ventricular focused (A) and modified bicaval views (B) with severe thickening and attached vegetations on both sides of the valve. RA: Right atrium; RV: Right ventricle.