Brian Robichaud1, Garick Hill2, Scott Cohen1,3, Ronald Woods4, Michael Earing1,3, Peter Frommelt1, Salil Ginde1,3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 734-739, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12639
Abstract Background: Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is a common operation in patients
with congenital heart disease (CHD). As survival with CHD improves, infective endo‐
carditis (IE) is a growing complication after PVR. The aim of this study was to assess
the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of IE after surgical PVR in patients
with CHD at our institution.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of all cases of surgical PVR performed at Children’s
Hospital of Wisconsin between 1975 and 2016 was performed. All cases of IE after
PVR were identified and clinical and imaging data were obtained by review of… More >
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