"Double-barrel endocarditis"

J Card Surg. 2019 Oct;34(10):1100-1102. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14141. Epub 2019 Jun 27.

Abstract

We report a case of an 18-year-old woman who presented with infective endocarditis (IE), in two conduits percutaneously delivered in the right ventricle outflow tract ("double-barrel endocarditis"). The patient's clinical presentation, echocardiogram findings, infectious agent, clinical management, surgical approach, and follow-up assessment are described. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation has emerged as a viable therapy for conduit dysfunction in the right ventricular outflow tract. Although the percutaneous approach has several advantages, this strategy and the valves used are not complication-free. IE after transcatheter valve deployment has evoked the growing concern, as there is a higher incidence in these patients compared with patients with surgically repaired pulmonary valves. As a result, this type of surgical treatment is especially important.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; endocarditis; percutaneous valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiobacterium / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / therapy
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
  • Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Reoperation

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial

Supplementary concepts

  • Cardiobacterium valvarum