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Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis in a Rural Appalachian Population During the Opioid Epidemic: A Single-Center Descriptive Case Series, 2015-2020

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Poster presented at the 38th Annual Marshall University Health Sciences Research Day, Huntington, WV, 2 October 2026 (poster #152). Retrospective single-center descriptive case series of 54 adults with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis at a West Virginia tertiary referral center, 2015-2020: demographics, injection drug use and hepatitis C co-infection, microbiology, echocardiographic findings, surgical management, and short-term outcomes.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23147207

Authors: Ali, Akbar, Potts, Christopher E., Kassis, Alana, Branscome, Nathanial, Johnson, Melanie, Raashid, Sheharyar, Shelig, Mohamed, Ghafoor, Mariam

Institutions: Marshall University, Marshall Health

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7219569080

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