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THE ELEPHANT IN THE CONDUIT: BACTEREMIA IN A PATIENT WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT AND A TRANSCATHETER PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT

Authors :
Sitaram M. Emani
William Kerr
Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt
Disty Pearson
Nicola Maschietto
Michael J. Landzberg
James H. Maguire
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:2166
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

Endocarditis of the Melody (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) has emerged as a potentially serious complication, challenging to diagnose and treat. A 53-year-old male with Tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia, right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit in

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........df53904722d0c139f2f91599b92c5d67
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32772-x