Infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: diagnostic challenges and application of intra-cardiac echocardiography

Gary Cheung; Niels Vejlstrup; Nikolaj Ihlemann; Samer Arnous; Olaf Franzen; Henning Bundgaard; Lars Søndergaard

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.016

Infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: diagnostic challenges and application of intra-cardiac echocardiography

Gary Cheung, Niels Vejlstrup, Nikolaj Ihlemann, Samer Arnous, Olaf Franzen, Henning Bundgaard, Lars Søndergaard

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Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement (PPVR) with the Melody valve is rarely reported. Furthermore, there are challenges in this diagnosis; especially echocardiographic evidence of vegetation within the prosthesis may be difficult.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	169
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	425-9
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0167-5273
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.016
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2013

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Infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: diagnostic challenges and application of intra-cardiac echocardiography. / Cheung, Gary; Vejlstrup, Niels ; Ihlemann, Nikolaj et al.
In: International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 169, No. 6, 30.11.2013, p. 425-9.

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