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Bioprosthetic pulmonary valve endocarditis: Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes

Brian Robichaud¹, Garick Hill², Scott Cohen^1,3, Ronald Woods⁴, Michael Earing^1,3, Peter Frommelt¹, Salil Ginde^1,3

1 Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2 Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

* Corresponding Author: Salil Ginde, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Email: