Infective Endocarditis Presented as a Right Atrium  Mass in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis

Ali Asghar Moeinipour; Hamid Hoseinikhah; Mohamad Ali Kiani; Naser Tayyebi Meibodi; Mohammad Hassan Aelami; Ali Reza Sepehri Shamloo; Shahram Amini

doi:10.1155/2015/789170

Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2015)

Infective Endocarditis Presented as a Right Atrium Mass in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis

Ali Asghar Moeinipour,
Hamid Hoseinikhah,
Mohamad Ali Kiani,
Naser Tayyebi Meibodi,
Mohammad Hassan Aelami,
Ali Reza Sepehri Shamloo,
Shahram Amini

Affiliations

Ali Asghar Moeinipour: Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Hamid Hoseinikhah: Atherosclerosis Prevention Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Mohamad Ali Kiani: Quaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Naser Tayyebi Meibodi: Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Mohammad Hassan Aelami: Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Ali Reza Sepehri Shamloo: Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran
Shahram Amini: Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9137913316, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/789170
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Involvement of the heart is infrequently seen in irritable bowel syndrome (IBD). We present a case of severe acute infective endocarditis diagnosed as ulcerative colitis in further workup.

Published in Case Reports in Cardiology

ISSN: 2090-6404 (Print); 2090-6412 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cric/

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