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Introduction The tricuspid valve (TV) is involved in 90% of patients with right-sided endocarditis and is most common in people with intravenous drug use (IVDU). Septic pulmonary emboli occur in >50% of patients with TV involvement and manifests with various respiratory symptoms.1 Case report A 38-year-old man presented with a prodrome of flu-like illness along with night sweats, pleuritic chest pain and cough for two weeks unresponsive to the usual first- and second-line oral antibiotics (amoxicillin 1 g 8 hourly for five days, and doxycycline 100 mg 12 hourly for five days, respectively). There was no history of illicit IVDU or any condi

What is the future of cardiovascular health? NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis opened the conference by outlining the growing need to provide high quality cardiovascular care. With a quarter of deaths in England attributable to cardiovascular disease and a wider cost to the economy of £15.8 billion per year,1 there is an urgent need for innovative care pathways and new technologies. He showcased virtual wards as one example of innovation, with over 100,000 patients having been managed remotely in 2022.2 In Liverpool, a Telehealth team has successfully utilised a medical monitoring app to manage patients at home, leading to a 1