Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using the Melody Valve | Zendy

Doff B. McElhinney | Zendy; Lee Benson | Zendy; Andreas Eicken | Zendy; Jacqueline Kreutzer | Zendy; Robert F. Padera | Zendy; Evan M. Zahn | Zendy

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Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using the Melody Valve

Author(s) -

Doff B. McElhinney,

Lee Benson,

Andreas Eicken,

Jacqueline Kreutzer,

Robert F. Padera,

Evan M. Zahn

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1941-7632

pISSN - 1941-7640

DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.112.000087

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , valve replacement , surgery , implant , ventricular outflow tract , prospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , pulmonary valve , percutaneous , clinical trial , stenosis , physics , optics

Transcatheter (percutaneous) pulmonary valve (TPV) replacement has emerged as a viable therapy for right ventricular outflow tract conduit dysfunction. Little is known about the incidence, clinical course, and outcome of infective endocarditis (IE) after TPV implant. We reviewed combined data from 3 ongoing prospective multicenter trials to evaluate the experience with IE among patients undergoing TPV replacement using the Melody valve.

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