Prosthetic pulmonary valve infectious endocarditis in paediatric congenital heart disease patients
BJV PV prostheses were more prone to infection than homografts, irrespective of method of implantation. Melody valves, though smaller in number of PVIs performed, displayed a trend toward increased rate of PPVIE.
Authors
- Michal Odermarsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-5691)
- Torsten Malm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-3053)
- Michael J. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3879-2026)
- Anna Hallbergson
- Petru Liuba
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- TD Bank (US)
- Heart Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf102
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00