title: Infective endocarditis of the pulmonary artery conduit in a recipient with a heterotopic heart transplant: diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Medich
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gasior
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Quinlan
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ziady
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kormos
mesh_terms: 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