Aortic valve endocarditis in an acutely rejecting orthotopic heart transplant recipient.
Infective endocarditis is an infrequent but serious complication in heart transplant recipients. We report successful treatment for this serious complication.
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Cardiac Transplant Program, Shands Hospital, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000150:complications*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy