Open AccessPulmonary valve infective endocarditis: A case series
Author(s) -
Satyavan Sharma,
Gunjan Arvindbhai Malavia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_14_21
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , fulminant , endocarditis , heart failure , bacteremia , central venous catheter , pulmonary valve , pulmonary artery , pulmonary hypertension , aortic valve , radiology , cardiology , surgery , catheter , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
Infective endocarditis (IE) involving the native pulmonary valve (PV) is extremely rare, with no data in Indian literature. The objective of this communication is to describe the clinical and diagnostic characteristics, underlying risk factors, microbiological features, and management of PVIE.