Aortic valve replacement for late infective endocarditis after heart-lung transplantation.

Sayeed, R; Drain, A J; Sivasothy, P S; Large, S R; Wallwork, J

Sayeed, R; Drain, A J; Sivasothy, P S; Large, S R; Wallwork, J.

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Sayeed R; Transplant Unit, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Transplant Proc ; 37(10): 4537-9, 2005 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16387164

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Infective endocarditis is a rare but life-threatening complication of heart and heart-lung transplantation. We describe a 32-year-old woman who developed aortic valvular endocarditis following heart-lung transplantation. Enterococcus was the infective organism. The patient's condition was successfully managed using prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy and aortic valve replacement.

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Aortic Valve; Endocarditis, Bacterial/surgery; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Heart-Lung Transplantation/adverse effects; Postoperative Complications/microbiology; Adult; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnostic imaging; Enterococcus; Female; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/surgery; Humans; Postoperative Complications/surgery; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aortic Valve / Postoperative Complications / Heart-Lung Transplantation / Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Endocarditis, Bacterial Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Transplant Proc Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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