Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using the Melody Valve

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Authors

Doff B. McElhinney · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Lee Benson · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Andreas Eicken · Deutsches Herzzentrum München

Jaqueline Kreutzer · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Robert F. Padera · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Evan M. Zahn · Deutsches Herzzentrum München

Abstract

Bacterial endocarditis has occurred in all 3 prospective multicenter studies of the Melody valve in North America and Europe. Most cases did not involve the TPV and responded to antibiotics. More data are necessary to understand risk factors in this population.

Topics & Keywords

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions

Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 292-300

DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.112.000087

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