Aortic valve replacement for late infective endocarditis after heart-lung transplantation.
Transplant Proc
; 37(10): 4537-9, 2005 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16387164
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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve
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Postoperative Complications
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Heart-Lung Transplantation
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Transplant Proc
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom