Bartonella henselae endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve

J Heart Valve Dis. 2012 Sep;21(5):682-5.

Abstract

Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) has revolutionized the management of right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction after repaired congenital heart disease. Although the technology is considered to be safe with a relatively low complication rate, infection is a described complication, with five cases of culture-positive infective endocarditis of percutaneously implanted pulmonary valve having been reported to date worldwide. Herein is reported the first ever case of culture-negative endocarditis following PPVI, caused by Bartonella henselae, diagnosed five years after implantation in a 15-year-old patient with a repaired truncus arteriosus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bartonella Infections / pathology*
  • Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Valve / microbiology*
  • Pulmonary Valve / pathology
  • Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / surgery