title: Two cases of pulmonary homograft replacement for isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis.
abstract: Isolated pulmonary endocarditis is rare. Two cases that required surgical treatment are reported: a 35-year-old woman with predisposing factors for right-sided endocarditis who presented with complete heart block; and a healthy 65-year-old man with no predisposing factors who was admitted with septic shock. Both patients presented with septic shock and pulmonary septic emboli requiring urgent surgical treatment. Surgical correction using pulmonary homograft was done, with immediate postoperative recovery. The current literature of isolated pulmonary endocarditis is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Centre, Hospital de Clinicas, Montevideo, Uruguay. vdayan@adinet.com.uy
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cura
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soca
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation