title: Acute endocarditis of a percutaneously placed pulmonary valve.
abstract: Endocarditis of percutaneously placed pulmonary valve is increasingly being recognized and reported as a potentially life-threatening complication. In this report, we discuss a 17-year-old male who presented with septic shock secondary to staphylococcal endocarditis of a percutaneously placed pulmonary valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington DC - 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Karthik V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington DC - 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington DC - 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jonas
keywords: Congenital heart disease; endocarditis; heart valve; in adults; prosthesis (bioprosthetic); pulmonary valve; xenograft