Pulmonic valve endocarditis after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Infective endocarditis is a rare complication affecting solid-organ transplant recipients. Isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis is also rare. A case of persistent bacteremia secondary to an isolated pulmonic valve vegetation occurred in a woman 10 days after liver transplantation. A pulmonary vegetectomy was performed as an alternative to valve replacement in addition to long-term antibiotic therapy.
Hearn
C J
CJ
Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Smedira
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents