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Usefulness of intracardiac echocardiography for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis following percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2017

Sara Bouajila ,
Aurélie Chalard  and
Claire Dauphin
Sara Bouajila
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Aurélie Chalard
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Claire Dauphin*
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
*
Correspondence to: C. Dauphin, MD, Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Auvergne, 58 rue Montalembert, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Tel: +33 473 751 412; Fax: +33 473 751 454; E-mail: cdauphin@chu-clermontferrand.fr
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Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a serious complication occurring after percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement with a Melody valve; it is of uncertain incidence, and presents a challenging diagnosis. Vegetations may be difficult to visualise with transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography. We report the role of intracardiac echocardiography in this condition by confirming the prosthesis involvement.

Keywords

Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacementMelody valveinfective endocarditisintracardiac echocardiographyCHD
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 7 , September 2017 , pp. 1406 - 1409
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© Cambridge University Press 2017 

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