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'Double‐barrel endocarditis'

Authors :
Ángel González-Pinto
Ramón Pérez-Caballero
Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena
Ángela Irabien
Ana Pita
Source :
Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 34:1100-1102
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2019.

Abstract

We report a case of an 18-year-old woman who presented with infective endocarditis (IE), in two conduits percutaneously delivered in the right ventricle outflow tract ("double-barrel endocarditis"). The patient's clinical presentation, echocardiogram findings, infectious agent, clinical management, surgical approach, and follow-up assessment are described. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation has emerged as a viable therapy for conduit dysfunction in the right ventricular outflow tract. Although the percutaneous approach has several advantages, this strategy and the valves used are not complication-free. IE after transcatheter valve deployment has evoked the growing concern, as there is a higher incidence in these patients compared with patients with surgically repaired pulmonary valves. As a result, this type of surgical treatment is especially important.

Details

ISSN :
15408191 and 08860440
Volume :
34
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........50ea9887bd7b564a272395984d29b327
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14141