Infective endocarditis of the pulmonary artery conduit in a recipient with a heterotopic heart transplant: diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.
Infective endocarditis is a rare complication after heterotopic heart transplantation. Infection involving the pulmonary artery conduit has not previously been reported. This report describes the diagnosis of this condition by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography.
Reddy
S C
SC
Division of Cardiology, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Katz
W E
WE
Medich
G E
GE
Gasior
T A
TA
Quinlan
J J
JJ
Pham
S M
SM
Ziady
G M
GM
Kormos
R L
RL
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic