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

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

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

Article in English | 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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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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