Bloodstream Infections Occurring in Patients With Percutaneously Implanted Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve | Zendy

Jonathan Buber | Zendy; Lisa Bergersen | Zendy; James E. Lock | Zendy; Kimberlee Gauvreau | Zendy; Jesse J. Esch | Zendy; Michael J. Landzberg | Zendy; Anne Marie Valente | Zendy; Thomas J. Sandora | Zendy; Audrey C. Marshall | Zendy

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Bloodstream Infections Occurring in Patients With Percutaneously Implanted Bioprosthetic Pulmonary Valve

Author(s) -

Jonathan Buber,

Lisa Bergersen,

James E. Lock,

Kimberlee Gauvreau,

Jesse J. Esch,

Michael J. Landzberg,

Anne Marie Valente,

Thomas J. Sandora,

Audrey C. Marshall

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.112.000348

Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , tetralogy of fallot , pulmonary valve , surgery , ventricular outflow tract , percutaneous , implant , univariate analysis , cardiology , stent , population , heart disease , multivariate analysis , environmental health

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation using a stent-based bioprosthetic valve provides an alternative to surgery in select patients. Systemic infections in Melody valve-implanted patients with and without identified valve involvement have been reported, yet the incidence is unknown, and risk factors remain unidentified.

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