title: Successful replacement of common atrioventricular valve with a single mechanical prosthetic valve in an infant with repaired complete atrioventricular septal defect and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.
abstract: A 4-month-old infant with trisomy 21 and repaired complete atrioventricular septal defect developed endocarditis with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the early postoperative period. We report the successful replacement of the common atrioventricular valve with a single St. Jude mechanical prosthetic valve, along with an intraluminal pulmonary artery banding to restrict pulmonary flow.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich, USA.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Ralph E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Delius
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography