Diagnostic Value of Computed Tomography Angiography for Infective Endocarditis After Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Repair

Christina Thaler; Dawn Witt; Susan Casey; Angela M Kelle; Santiago Garcia; John Lesser; B Kelly Han

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102011

Diagnostic Value of Computed Tomography Angiography for Infective Endocarditis After Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Repair

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Aug 30:23:102011. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102011. eCollection 2023 Oct 4.

Authors

Christina Thaler¹, Dawn Witt², Susan Casey², Angela M Kelle³, Santiago Garcia⁴, John Lesser², B Kelly Han⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
² Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
³ Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
⁴ The Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
⁵ University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Abstract

Congenital heart disease patients with pulmonary valve replacement or right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit have increased risk of pulmonary valve endocarditis. We present a 6-patient case series illustrating the diagnostic utility of computed tomography angiography to provide definitive visualization of pulmonary valve vegetation to aid in the diagnosis of endocarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: computed tomography angiography; congenital heart disease; infective endocarditis; pulmonary valve.

Publication types

Case Reports