Clinical and echocardiographic observations in pulmonary valve endocarditis

Crémieux, Anne‐Claude; Witchitz, S; Malergue, Marie‐Christine; Wolff, Michel; Vittecocq, Daniel; Vildé, J. L.; Frottier, J; Valere, P. E.; Gibert, Claude; Ag, Saimot

doi:10.1016/0002-9149(85)91021-5

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“…Incidence of IE in isolated native pulmonary valve is very rare, but it has previously been reported to account for 1.5% to 2% of hospital admissions for IE in children [12,13]. The literature from 1960 to 1999 identified only 36 reported cases of pulmonary valve IE in structurally normal hearts with alcoholism, sepsis, intravenous drug abuse, and infection from central venous catheter or pacemaker as predisposing factors [14].…”

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Infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Diagnostic challenges and application of intra-cardiac echocardiography

Cheung¹,

Vejlstrup²,

Ihlemann³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Cardiology

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Infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement: Diagnostic challenges and application of intra-cardiac echocardiography

Cheung¹,

Vejlstrup²,

Ihlemann³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Cardiology

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“…The most common pathogens that are reported in cases of pulmonic valve endocarditis are Staphylococcus aureus and CNS [3,4,[12][13][14][15]. Cases have been documented among others, from which Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococci), Lactobacillus spp., Pseudallescheria boydii, Candida albicans, and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans [6,[16][17][18][19] were isolated.…”

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“…A high index of suspicion, physical examination findings, and demonstration of pulmonic valve vegetations by transthoracic (TTE) or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are essential for establishing the diagnosis [2]. Most cases of reported pulmonic valve endocarditis occur in children with congenital heart disease or in intravenous drug abusers [3]. Staphylococci are commonly isolated [4].…”

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Isolated Pulmonic Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Persistent Challenge

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Isolated pulmonic valve infective endocarditis is an uncommon clinical entity. We report our experience with three patients diagnosed with pulmonic valve endocarditis from our institution. Two cases were caused by Enterococcus faecalis (one was resistant to vancomycin) and one by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). One of the cases of isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis due to the E. faecalis was nosocomially acquired; the case of CNS pulmonic valve endocarditis was dialysis catheter related. Each patient with isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis presented with hypotension and interstitial pulmonary infiltrates. Two patients were treated with linezolid. Both vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and CNS were eliminated from blood cultures on linezolid therapy. The challenges inherent in the management of pulmonic valve endocarditis mandate the development of individual patient-specific guidelines.

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“…echocardiograms may vary considerably [9,10]. In our case, vegetaThe most common organisms associated with pulmonic valve endotions were linear involving two cusps and prolapsed into the right carditis in patients with congenital heart disease and intravenous drug ventricular outflow tract.…”

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“…In our case, vegetaThe most common organisms associated with pulmonic valve endotions were linear involving two cusps and prolapsed into the right carditis in patients with congenital heart disease and intravenous drug ventricular outflow tract. abusers are a-hemolytic streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus, reWe describe for the first time endocarditis caused by a coagulasespectively [9].…”

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